Gram panchayat · Basta block · Balasore
Paunskuli gram panchayat
Paunskuli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basta block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,667 people in 817 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,667
- Literacy
- 78.2%
- Area
- 5.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116131
Villages of Paunskuli
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambharia | 273 | 1,231 | 81.5% | 13% | 13% |
| Sonpur | 167 | 775 | 74.9% | 16% | 28% |
| Masada | 148 | 725 | 68.1% | 2% | 18% |
| Paunsakuli oraf Ratankuli | 141 | 525 | 80.3% | 13% | 28% |
| Begunia | 88 | 411 | 90.5% | 1% | 40% |
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 Paunskuli
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,667
- 1,867 male · 1,800 female
- Households
- 817
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.2%
- about the same as Basta block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- above Basta block's villages (951)
- Children aged 0–6
- 517
- 14.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,350
- 36.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 386 (10.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 810 (22.1%)
What the 1,350 workers did
- Cultivators517 (38.3%)
- Agricultural labourers363 (26.9%)
- Household industry112 (8.3%)
- Other work131 (9.7%)
- Marginal workers227 (16.8%)
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 Paunskuli
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 5 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- 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 Basta block
- Babarda
- Baniadiha
- Barunagadia
- Basuchakurai
- Brahmanda
- Chormara
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Darada
- Dudhahansa
- Gadpada
- Irda
- Kadarayan
- Kainagari
- Karua
- Kasipada
- Kudia
- Kulida
- Mathani
- Mukuliasi
- Nabara
- Naikudi
- Natakata
- Patharjhara
- Purusottampur
- Putura
- Raghunathpur
- Rasalpur
- Routpada
- Sadanandapur
- Sahada
- Santoshpur
- Singla
- Tadada
- Velora
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