Gram panchayat · Basta block · Balasore
Putura gram panchayat
Putura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basta block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 9,180 people in 2,202 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 9,180
- Literacy
- 88.1%
- Area
- 9.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116133
Villages of Putura
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guhalipada | 441 | 1,741 | 87.0% | 13% | 5% |
| Kamargadia | 370 | 1,677 | 91.5% | 1% | 0% |
| Balisahi | 321 | 1,410 | 87.0% | 3% | 0% |
| Bahadalpur | 253 | 1,235 | 80.0% | 10% | 6% |
| Dundakut | 293 | 1,052 | 93.6% | 9% | 0% |
| Putura | 192 | 796 | 90.3% | 19% | 0% |
| Tentula | 114 | 475 | 89.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Basulidiga | 79 | 267 | 95.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Akendi | 51 | 212 | 83.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Achupada(Achuapada) | 51 | 188 | 75.0% | 0% | 21% |
| Khudradunda | 37 | 127 | 98.2% | 0% | 6% |
| Maguri | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sanakoch(Sankucha) | 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 Putura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,180
- 4,732 male · 4,448 female
- Households
- 2,202
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.1%
- above Basta block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 940
- below Basta block's villages (951)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,085
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,027
- 33.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 654 (7.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 199 (2.2%)
What the 3,027 workers did
- Cultivators1,608 (53.1%)
- Agricultural labourers620 (20.5%)
- Household industry16 (0.5%)
- Other work339 (11.2%)
- Marginal workers444 (14.7%)
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 Putura
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 13 villages cover 10 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school8 of 11
- Secondary school5 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 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 road0 of 11
- Public bus2 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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
- Paunskuli
- Purusottampur
- Raghunathpur
- Rasalpur
- Routpada
- Sadanandapur
- Sahada
- Santoshpur
- Singla
- Tadada
- Velora
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