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Gram panchayat · Baleshwar block · Balasore

Genguti gram panchayat

Genguti is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baleshwar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 5,606 people in 1,243 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
12
Population (2011)
5,606
Literacy
77.1%
Area
11.9 km²
LGD code
116068

Villages of Genguti

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Panchuria(Pachhudia)2211,09766.1%8%28%
Bengati21698068.6%11%37%
Basantapur14066788.6%33%14%
Pakharsaun13957683.5%15%21%
Jambeswarpur14555683.4%27%17%
Jujestipurpatna10148991.4%0%0%
Sansauan8637882.7%0%12%
Baringia7032758.3%4%29%
Patakasasan4519583.9%16%1%
Kantabania3817384.0%0%22%
Pabitrapur4216869.8%13%11%
Jaunria00–––

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 Genguti

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,606
2,850 male · 2,756 female
Households
1,243
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
77.1%
about the same as Baleshwar block's villages (76.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
967
above Baleshwar block's villages (942)
Children aged 0–6
704
12.6% of residents
Workers
1,996
35.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
710 (12.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,180 (21.0%)

What the 1,996 workers did

  • Cultivators297 (14.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers310 (15.5%)
  • Household industry43 (2.2%)
  • Other work538 (27.0%)
  • Marginal workers808 (40.5%)

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 Genguti

How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 12 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school8 of 11
  • Middle school7 of 11
  • Secondary school2 of 11
  • Senior secondary school0 of 11
  • Degree college0 of 11

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 11
  • Health sub-centre0 of 11
  • Anganwadi centre8 of 11

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 11
  • Hand pump11 of 11
  • Electricity for homes11 of 11

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 11
  • Public bus0 of 11
  • Mobile phone coverage11 of 11

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 11
  • Commercial bank0 of 11
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 11
  • Weekly haat0 of 11
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
7
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Vegetables (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

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