Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Kesharipur gram panchayat
Kesharipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,556 people in 875 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,556
- Literacy
- 82.0%
- Area
- 4.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275555
Villages of Kesharipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesharipur | 804 | 3,274 | 81.4% | 45% | 6% |
| Mahisasuri | 71 | 282 | 87.7% | 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 Kesharipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,556
- 1,853 male · 1,703 female
- Households
- 875
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.0%
- about the same as Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 919
- below Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 468
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,213
- 62.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,489 (41.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 211 (5.9%)
What the 2,213 workers did
- Cultivators456 (20.6%)
- Agricultural labourers176 (8.0%)
- Household industry133 (6.0%)
- Other work316 (14.3%)
- Marginal workers1,132 (51.2%)
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 Kesharipur
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 4 km², 73% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump0 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2).
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
- 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 Kesharipur? Share it with us.