Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Ohittol gram panchayat
Ohittol is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,146 people in 1,314 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,146
- Literacy
- 89.9%
- Area
- 6.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116060
Villages of Ohittol
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittol | 442 | 1,804 | 85.9% | 9% | 0% |
| Podadiha | 301 | 1,249 | 97.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Baliktiran | 189 | 731 | 89.7% | 1% | 0% |
| Patimunda | 139 | 480 | 90.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Chhatubati | 92 | 335 | 92.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Bankeswarpur | 63 | 228 | 85.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Dianpahi | 40 | 159 | 88.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Fatepur | 30 | 101 | 84.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Palasahi | 18 | 59 | 75.5% | 0% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Ohittol
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,146
- 2,663 male · 2,483 female
- Households
- 1,314
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.9%
- above Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 932
- below Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 546
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,533
- 29.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 438 (8.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 1,533 workers did
- Cultivators775 (50.6%)
- Agricultural labourers334 (21.8%)
- Household industry15 (1.0%)
- Other work285 (18.6%)
- Marginal workers124 (8.1%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Ohittol
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 7 km², 74% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre5 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump3 of 9
- Electricity for homes7 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Bahanaga block
- Anju
- Aruhabad
- Avana
- Bahanaga
- Baripada
- Bishnupur
- Chakjagannath
- Dandaharipur
- Gopalpur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kharasahapur
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Pandasuni
- Ranapana
- Sahaspur
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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