Gram panchayat · Oupada block · Balasore
Aghirapada gram panchayat
Aghirapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Oupada block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,884 people in 1,261 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nilgiri assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,884
- Literacy
- 71.6%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116255
Villages of Aghirapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghirapada | 444 | 2,130 | 64.3% | 7% | 48% |
| Kamarapala | 388 | 1,847 | 73.9% | 4% | 21% |
| Mahulagadia | 280 | 1,255 | 82.9% | 7% | 0% |
| Garudahata | 110 | 469 | 80.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Laxmisula | 39 | 183 | 25.5% | 0% | 85% |
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 Aghirapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,884
- 2,793 male · 3,091 female
- Households
- 1,261
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.6%
- below Oupada block's villages (74.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,107
- above Oupada block's villages (972)
- Children aged 0–6
- 775
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,868
- 48.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 313 (5.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,553 (26.4%)
What the 2,868 workers did
- Cultivators858 (29.9%)
- Agricultural labourers482 (16.8%)
- Household industry24 (0.8%)
- Other work212 (7.4%)
- Marginal workers1,292 (45.0%)
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 Aghirapada
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 8 km², and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school3 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 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) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Oupada block
- Badapokhari
- Baunsabania
- Dakhin Narasinghpur
- Fatepur
- Gadasahi
- Garadihi
- Iswarpur
- Rairamachandrapur
- Shyamasundarpur
- Talakia
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Aghirapada? Share it with us.