Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Pandasuni gram panchayat
Pandasuni is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,795 people in 860 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,795
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 7.6 km²
- LGD code
- 275528
Villages of Pandasuni
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandasuni | 265 | 1,117 | 83.7% | 39% | 1% |
| Nilakanthapur | 152 | 705 | 85.4% | 9% | 4% |
| Baringia | 123 | 519 | 90.3% | 37% | 0% |
| Pandaharipur | 92 | 449 | 75.4% | 43% | 0% |
| Nadigira | 73 | 290 | 82.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Jageswarpada | 50 | 225 | 94.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Mahisapata | 39 | 203 | 91.4% | 7% | 0% |
| Jalakhatua | 40 | 173 | 88.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Uttarkuanr | 26 | 114 | 98.1% | 8% | 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 Pandasuni
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,795
- 1,956 male · 1,839 female
- Households
- 860
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 940
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 421
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,164
- 30.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 904 (23.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 46 (1.2%)
What the 1,164 workers did
- Cultivators410 (35.2%)
- Agricultural labourers398 (34.2%)
- Household industry12 (1.0%)
- Other work290 (24.9%)
- Marginal workers54 (4.6%)
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 Pandasuni
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 8 km², 80% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre5 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump6 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 16
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Bahanaga block
- Anju
- Aruhabad
- Avana
- Bahanaga
- Baripada
- Bishnupur
- Chakjagannath
- Dandaharipur
- Gopalpur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kharasahapur
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Ohittol
- Ranapana
- Sahaspur
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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