Gram panchayat · Simulia block · Balasore
Pahitorana gram panchayat
Pahitorana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Simulia block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,217 people in 742 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,217
- Literacy
- 82.7%
- Area
- 6.3 km²
- LGD code
- 275550
Villages of Pahitorana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahitorona | 183 | 763 | 75.6% | 2% | 23% |
| Anantapur | 153 | 661 | 80.5% | 67% | 0% |
| Biranchipur | 140 | 552 | 95.6% | 22% | 1% |
| Kuagadia | 83 | 381 | 83.8% | 8% | 0% |
| Pratappur | 59 | 280 | 81.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Chaka | 56 | 273 | 74.3% | 73% | 0% |
| Purastampur | 50 | 239 | 89.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Sajanabad | 18 | 68 | 88.3% | 6% | 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 Pahitorana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,217
- 1,586 male · 1,631 female
- Households
- 742
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.7%
- about the same as Simulia block's villages (82.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,028
- above Simulia block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 437
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,192
- 37.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 816 (25.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 178 (5.5%)
What the 1,192 workers did
- Cultivators476 (39.9%)
- Agricultural labourers165 (13.8%)
- Household industry26 (2.2%)
- Other work94 (7.9%)
- Marginal workers431 (36.2%)
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 Pahitorana
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 6 km², 49% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump6 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 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
- 4
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Simulia block
- Abjhuna
- Ada
- Anandapur
- Andarai
- Bangalpur
- Bangarkhandigadia
- Bari
- Bati
- Bauripada
- Chalunigan
- Dungura
- Iswarpur
- Jamujhadi
- Kanchapada
- Kanheibandha
- Kirkona
- Maitapur
- Markona
- Muruna
- Purosottampur
- Sabanga
- Samasundarpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pahitorana? Share it with us.