Gram panchayat · Basta block · Balasore
Karua gram panchayat
Karua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basta block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,682 people in 1,074 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,682
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 4.4 km²
- LGD code
- 275545
Villages of Karua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karua | 338 | 1,541 | 83.2% | 12% | 8% |
| Ujuda | 265 | 1,195 | 86.4% | 21% | 23% |
| Padhiharipur | 150 | 650 | 81.8% | 3% | 9% |
| Manikpura | 146 | 583 | 80.0% | 21% | 40% |
| Mugpal | 52 | 225 | 83.2% | 20% | 0% |
| Bagpanchami | 62 | 224 | 90.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Farakapada | 39 | 166 | 91.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Hatimara | 22 | 98 | 81.2% | 0% | 7% |
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 Karua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,682
- 2,393 male · 2,289 female
- Households
- 1,074
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- above Basta block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- about the same as Basta block's villages (951)
- Children aged 0–6
- 556
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,680
- 35.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 626 (13.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 688 (14.7%)
What the 1,680 workers did
- Cultivators839 (49.9%)
- Agricultural labourers508 (30.2%)
- Household industry14 (0.8%)
- Other work106 (6.3%)
- Marginal workers213 (12.7%)
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 Karua
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 4 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Basta block
- Babarda
- Baniadiha
- Barunagadia
- Basuchakurai
- Brahmanda
- Chormara
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Darada
- Dudhahansa
- Gadpada
- Irda
- Kadarayan
- Kainagari
- Kasipada
- Kudia
- Kulida
- Mathani
- Mukuliasi
- Nabara
- Naikudi
- Natakata
- Patharjhara
- Paunskuli
- Purusottampur
- Putura
- Raghunathpur
- Rasalpur
- Routpada
- Sadanandapur
- Sahada
- Santoshpur
- Singla
- Tadada
- Velora
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