Gram panchayat · Jaleswar block · Balasore
Kotsahi gram panchayat
Kotsahi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jaleswar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,180 people in 930 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,180
- Literacy
- 75.7%
- Area
- 4.6 km²
- LGD code
- 275587
Villages of Kotsahi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotsahi | 428 | 1,937 | 75.5% | 29% | 17% |
| Sanroutpara | 215 | 982 | 68.2% | 21% | 32% |
| Gobardhanpur | 125 | 528 | 87.4% | 16% | 0% |
| Kasimpur | 76 | 351 | 92.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Jampur | 54 | 218 | 68.8% | 60% | 0% |
| Bararoutpara | 18 | 103 | 63.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Chakbanmali | 14 | 61 | 47.8% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kotsahi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,180
- 2,139 male · 2,041 female
- Households
- 930
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.7%
- above Jaleswar block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- about the same as Jaleswar block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 533
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,960
- 46.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 987 (23.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 809 (19.4%)
What the 1,960 workers did
- Cultivators478 (24.4%)
- Agricultural labourers185 (9.4%)
- Household industry21 (1.1%)
- Other work299 (15.3%)
- Marginal workers977 (49.8%)
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 Kotsahi
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 5 km², 65% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Betel (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
- Kalama
- Kalika
- Khatina
- Khuard
- Khudiamajhisahi
- Khuluda
- Lakhannath
- Mahamadnagarpatna
- Makidia
- Nachihimpur
- Nampo
- Netue
- Olmara
- Paiksida
- Paschimbad
- R.r.pur
- Rabania
- Rajpur
- Sampatia
- Saradarbandh
- Shyamnagar
- Sikharpur
- Srirampur
- Sugo
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