Gram panchayat · Jaleswar block · Balasore
Chamargan gram panchayat
Chamargan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jaleswar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,072 people in 1,353 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,072
- Literacy
- 79.0%
- Area
- 12.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116177
Villages of Chamargan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhandarkuli | 478 | 2,141 | 66.3% | 7% | 50% |
| Chamargan | 174 | 812 | 90.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bhitarsaradiha | 169 | 809 | 79.9% | 1% | 34% |
| Chaphla | 155 | 684 | 88.9% | 4% | 3% |
| Teghari | 134 | 593 | 87.9% | 2% | 3% |
| Taradighi | 111 | 510 | 78.8% | 1% | 24% |
| Gholai | 71 | 259 | 90.3% | 3% | 0% |
| Chengda | 53 | 238 | 89.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Baharsaradiha | 8 | 26 | 44.0% | 0% | 92% |
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 Chamargan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,072
- 3,093 male · 2,979 female
- Households
- 1,353
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.0%
- above Jaleswar block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- above Jaleswar block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 707
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,704
- 44.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 209 (3.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,535 (25.3%)
What the 2,704 workers did
- Cultivators887 (32.8%)
- Agricultural labourers561 (20.7%)
- Household industry57 (2.1%)
- Other work265 (9.8%)
- Marginal workers934 (34.5%)
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 Chamargan
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 12 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school7 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 9
- Weekly haat3 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Jaleswar block
- Aruha
- Baigambadia
- Baradiha
- Bartana
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Gadasahi-baliapal
- Gobarghata
- Gopimohanpur
- Jharpipal
- Kalama
- Kalika
- Khatina
- Khuard
- Khudiamajhisahi
- Khuluda
- Kotsahi
- Lakhannath
- Mahamadnagarpatna
- Makidia
- Nachihimpur
- Nampo
- Netue
- Olmara
- Paiksida
- Paschimbad
- R.r.pur
- Rabania
- Rajpur
- Sampatia
- Saradarbandh
- Shyamnagar
- Sikharpur
- Srirampur
- Sugo
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