Gram panchayat · Baleshwar block · Balasore
Chanua gram panchayat
Chanua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baleshwar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,679 people in 2,010 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,679
- Literacy
- 77.4%
- Area
- 6.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116067
Villages of Chanua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanuan | 1,075 | 4,637 | 79.3% | 40% | 3% |
| Solapata | 464 | 1,997 | 73.8% | 74% | 0% |
| Silada | 231 | 948 | 82.5% | 36% | 13% |
| Bhadrasia | 79 | 342 | 68.2% | 0% | 78% |
| Sangobara | 73 | 328 | 67.2% | 16% | 48% |
| Brahmanda | 59 | 296 | 81.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Patharpada | 15 | 67 | 69.0% | 91% | 9% |
| Sherapur | 14 | 64 | 60.8% | 100% | 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 Chanua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,679
- 4,495 male · 4,184 female
- Households
- 2,010
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.4%
- about the same as Baleshwar block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 931
- below Baleshwar block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,154
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,115
- 35.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,844 (44.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 696 (8.0%)
What the 3,115 workers did
- Cultivators552 (17.7%)
- Agricultural labourers801 (25.7%)
- Household industry62 (2.0%)
- Other work977 (31.4%)
- Marginal workers723 (23.2%)
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 Chanua
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 6 km², 9% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes5 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat3 of 8
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1).
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 Baleshwar block
- Alumeda
- Anko
- Babarda
- Bahabalpur
- Baincha
- Bardhanpur
- Beruan
- Buanl
- Chandipur
- Chaskhand
- Dubula Gadi
- Genguti
- Gopinathpur
- Gud
- Haladipada
- Hidigan
- Jaydevkasaba
- Kasafal
- Kasipada
- Khannagar
- Kumbhari
- Kuradiha
- Kuruda
- Nagram
- Nizampur
- Nuagan
- Nuagaon
- Odangi
- Olandasargan
- Padampur
- Panchapada
- Parkhi
- Patrapada
- Rainsuan
- Ranasahi
- Rasalpur
- Rasulpur
- Rupsa Samilhasanpur
- Sadanandapur
- Saragan
- Sartha
- Sasanga
- Sindhia
- Srikona
- Sriramapur
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