Gram panchayat · Oupada block · Balasore
Iswarpur gram panchayat
Iswarpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Oupada block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 9,059 people in 2,094 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nilgiri assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 9,059
- Literacy
- 80.8%
- Area
- 12.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116262
Villages of Iswarpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartua | 327 | 1,379 | 81.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Iswarpur | 300 | 1,197 | 88.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Bahabalpur | 214 | 1,003 | 70.3% | 19% | 0% |
| Bankipada | 217 | 912 | 81.4% | 27% | 0% |
| Nimnigadia | 179 | 735 | 82.7% | 66% | 0% |
| Andara | 125 | 625 | 89.7% | 12% | 0% |
| Bhimei | 141 | 624 | 84.2% | 60% | 18% |
| Pinchhabania | 128 | 613 | 80.5% | 71% | 0% |
| Chintamanipur | 127 | 574 | 72.2% | 12% | 0% |
| Mardarajpur | 127 | 501 | 73.3% | 11% | 19% |
| Mareigan | 92 | 424 | 79.1% | 14% | 2% |
| Bidubazar | 50 | 186 | 81.0% | 9% | 58% |
| Harekrushnapur | 41 | 153 | 88.8% | 8% | 0% |
| Nayakbandha | 26 | 133 | 73.9% | 45% | 55% |
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 Iswarpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,059
- 4,622 male · 4,437 female
- Households
- 2,094
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.8%
- above Oupada block's villages (74.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 960
- below Oupada block's villages (972)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,043
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,520
- 38.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,539 (28.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 397 (4.4%)
What the 3,520 workers did
- Cultivators1,129 (32.1%)
- Agricultural labourers632 (18.0%)
- Household industry110 (3.1%)
- Other work787 (22.4%)
- Marginal workers862 (24.5%)
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 Iswarpur
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 12 km², .
Education
- Primary school12 of 14
- Middle school5 of 14
- Secondary school2 of 14
- Senior secondary school1 of 14
- Degree college1 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 14
- Health sub-centre3 of 14
- Anganwadi centre11 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump14 of 14
- Electricity for homes14 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 14
- Public bus0 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 14
- Weekly haat0 of 14
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 3
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
- Aghirapada
- Badapokhari
- Baunsabania
- Dakhin Narasinghpur
- Fatepur
- Gadasahi
- Garadihi
- Rairamachandrapur
- Shyamasundarpur
- Talakia
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