Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Tentei gram panchayat
Tentei is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,495 people in 1,336 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,495
- Literacy
- 80.2%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116332
Villages of Tentei
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tentei | 627 | 2,563 | 72.1% | 74% | 0% |
| Solagan | 522 | 2,242 | 87.6% | 25% | 0% |
| Tentulia | 98 | 347 | 90.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Baripada | 89 | 343 | 80.8% | 0% | 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 Tentei
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,495
- 2,886 male · 2,609 female
- Households
- 1,336
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.2%
- below Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 904
- below Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 736
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,788
- 32.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,462 (44.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,788 workers did
- Cultivators831 (46.5%)
- Agricultural labourers413 (23.1%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work169 (9.5%)
- Marginal workers374 (20.9%)
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 Tentei
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 8 km², 79% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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
- Kedarpur
- Kesharipur
- Madhusuidanpur
- Mahumuhan
- Manatri
- Manipur
- Mulising
- Nadigan
- Natapada
- Nischintapur
- Sabira
- Sajanpur
- Saknar
- Sarasakha
- Singakhunta
- Talanagar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Tentei? Share it with us.