Gram panchayat · Baliapal block · Balasore
Ghantua gram panchayat
Ghantua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliapal block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,219 people in 970 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basta assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,219
- Literacy
- 86.9%
- Area
- 3.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116106
Villages of Ghantua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghantua | 271 | 1,395 | 84.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Badakasaba | 283 | 1,154 | 88.9% | 8% | 1% |
| Dharamdwar | 243 | 928 | 86.8% | 0% | 1% |
| Malikuda | 173 | 742 | 88.2% | 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 Ghantua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,219
- 2,159 male · 2,060 female
- Households
- 970
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.9%
- above Baliapal block's villages (81.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- about the same as Baliapal block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 462
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,674
- 39.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 204 (4.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 12 (0.3%)
What the 1,674 workers did
- Cultivators414 (24.7%)
- Agricultural labourers385 (23.0%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work250 (14.9%)
- Marginal workers623 (37.2%)
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 Ghantua
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 3 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Baliapal block
- Aladiha
- Asti
- Badas
- Bahiapal
- Baigambadia
- Balang
- Balarampur
- Balikuti
- Baniadiha
- Betagadia
- Bishnupur
- Chaumukh
- Dagara
- Derala
- Deula
- Devog
- Jagatipur
- Jambhirai
- Jamkunda
- Kalyapur
- Kumbhari
- Kunduli
- Madhupura
- Nikhira
- Nuagan
- Panchupali
- Pratappur
- Ratii
- Saudi
- Srirampur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ghantua? Share it with us.