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Gram panchayat · Khaira block · Balasore

Achutipur gram panchayat

Achutipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaira block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 3,149 people in 797 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
11
Population (2011)
3,149
Literacy
86.4%
Area
5.9 km²
LGD code
116200

Villages of Achutipur

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Ohada2871,27688.2%27%0%
Achhutipur12344383.7%13%0%
Mirjapur8530191.6%11%0%
Deuli6727481.0%52%5%
Munida7324487.4%0%0%
Siripur6622287.6%0%6%
Basindipur4016880.1%0%0%
Nuasahi3815386.6%10%0%
Chakohad124488.1%0%0%
Balipuruninhabited62446.7%0%100%
Betna00–––

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 Achutipur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,149
1,580 male · 1,569 female
Households
797
about 4.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
86.4%
above Khaira block's villages (81.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
993
below Khaira block's villages (1,016)
Children aged 0–6
414
13.1% of residents
Workers
1,118
35.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
596 (18.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
53 (1.7%)

What the 1,118 workers did

  • Cultivators495 (44.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers182 (16.3%)
  • Household industry39 (3.5%)
  • Other work190 (17.0%)
  • Marginal workers212 (19.0%)

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 Achutipur

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 11 villages cover 6 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 10
  • Middle school4 of 10
  • Secondary school2 of 10
  • Senior secondary school0 of 10
  • Degree college0 of 10

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 10
  • Health sub-centre0 of 10
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 10

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 10
  • Hand pump10 of 10
  • Electricity for homes9 of 10

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road10 of 10
  • Public bus0 of 10
  • Mobile phone coverage10 of 10

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 10
  • Commercial bank0 of 10
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
  • Weekly haat0 of 10
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

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 Khaira block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Achutipur? Share it with us.