Gram panchayat · Jaleswar block · Balasore
Kalama gram panchayat
Kalama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jaleswar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 1 village, home to 4,438 people in 986 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 1
- Population (2011)
- 4,438
- Literacy
- 66.8%
- Area
- 13.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275585
Villages of Kalama
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalama | 986 | 4,438 | 66.8% | 9% | 46% |
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 Kalama
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,438
- 2,254 male · 2,184 female
- Households
- 986
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.8%
- below Jaleswar block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 969
- above Jaleswar block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 576
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,129
- 48.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 395 (8.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,023 (45.6%)
What the 2,129 workers did
- Cultivators625 (29.4%)
- Agricultural labourers736 (34.6%)
- Household industry25 (1.2%)
- Other work146 (6.9%)
- Marginal workers597 (28.0%)
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 Kalama
How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 1 villages cover 13 km², 52% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school0 of 1
- Degree college0 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre0 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump0 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 1
- Public bus0 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat1 of 1
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1).
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 Jaleswar block
- Aruha
- Baigambadia
- Baradiha
- Bartana
- Chamargan
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Gadasahi-baliapal
- Gobarghata
- Gopimohanpur
- Jharpipal
- Kalika
- Khatina
- Khuard
- Khudiamajhisahi
- Khuluda
- Kotsahi
- Lakhannath
- Mahamadnagarpatna
- Makidia
- Nachihimpur
- Nampo
- Netue
- Olmara
- Paiksida
- Paschimbad
- R.r.pur
- Rabania
- Rajpur
- Sampatia
- Saradarbandh
- Shyamnagar
- Sikharpur
- Srirampur
- Sugo
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