Gram panchayat · Jaleswar block · Balasore
Paiksida gram panchayat
Paiksida is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jaleswar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,179 people in 1,562 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 7,179
- Literacy
- 81.3%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116190
Villages of Paiksida
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kespura | 296 | 1,618 | 68.1% | 48% | 4% |
| Paikasida | 353 | 1,508 | 84.4% | 29% | 5% |
| Utarpara | 287 | 1,301 | 82.4% | 29% | 0% |
| Balkiabar | 166 | 698 | 78.4% | 55% | 0% |
| Chitmishra | 135 | 696 | 93.1% | 33% | 0% |
| Khalabaria | 128 | 526 | 78.4% | 33% | 0% |
| Balikbad | 126 | 497 | 97.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Talgachhia | 53 | 240 | 86.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Chakmadhab | 15 | 82 | 78.4% | 79% | 0% |
| Gahirbil | 3 | 13 | 69.2% | 100% | 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 Paiksida
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,179
- 3,665 male · 3,514 female
- Households
- 1,562
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.3%
- above Jaleswar block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 959
- about the same as Jaleswar block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 910
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,723
- 37.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,467 (34.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 131 (1.8%)
What the 2,723 workers did
- Cultivators900 (33.1%)
- Agricultural labourers686 (25.2%)
- Household industry63 (2.3%)
- Other work371 (13.6%)
- Marginal workers703 (25.8%)
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 Paiksida
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 8 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school5 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school1 of 10
- Degree college1 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre8 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes7 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 10
- Public bus1 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10).
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
- Chamargan
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Gadasahi-baliapal
- Gobarghata
- Gopimohanpur
- Jharpipal
- Kalama
- Kalika
- Khatina
- Khuard
- Khudiamajhisahi
- Khuluda
- Kotsahi
- Lakhannath
- Mahamadnagarpatna
- Makidia
- Nachihimpur
- Nampo
- Netue
- Olmara
- Paschimbad
- R.r.pur
- Rabania
- Rajpur
- Sampatia
- Saradarbandh
- Shyamnagar
- Sikharpur
- Srirampur
- Sugo
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