Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Kedarpur gram panchayat
Kedarpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 6,993 people in 1,741 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 6,993
- Literacy
- 85.7%
- Area
- 12.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116317
Villages of Kedarpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedarpur | 614 | 2,577 | 84.7% | 20% | 0% |
| Santapada | 264 | 919 | 89.3% | 6% | 0% |
| Banisiha | 210 | 840 | 82.6% | 14% | 0% |
| Kiarpur | 171 | 741 | 86.0% | 4% | 0% |
| Kantabanki | 107 | 445 | 89.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Uchhabapur | 103 | 424 | 84.6% | 17% | 0% |
| Thaneswar | 79 | 296 | 93.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Ghasua | 75 | 282 | 77.7% | 19% | 5% |
| Palapur | 46 | 190 | 90.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Bantada | 40 | 159 | 86.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Hajipur | 32 | 120 | 84.0% | 0% | 3% |
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 Kedarpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,993
- 3,586 male · 3,407 female
- Households
- 1,741
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.7%
- above Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 950
- about the same as Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 807
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,434
- 34.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 844 (12.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 24 (0.3%)
What the 2,434 workers did
- Cultivators922 (37.9%)
- Agricultural labourers304 (12.5%)
- Household industry45 (1.8%)
- Other work564 (23.2%)
- Marginal workers599 (24.6%)
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 Kedarpur
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 13 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school7 of 11
- Secondary school3 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college1 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre6 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump4 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Soro block
- Antapur
- Attapur
- Balanga
- Dahisade
- Gopinathpur
- Gud
- Jadia
- Kesharipur
- Madhusuidanpur
- Mahumuhan
- Manatri
- Manipur
- Mulising
- Nadigan
- Natapada
- Nischintapur
- Sabira
- Sajanpur
- Saknar
- Sarasakha
- Singakhunta
- Talanagar
- Tentei
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kedarpur? Share it with us.