Gram panchayat · Basta block · Balasore
Kudia gram panchayat
Kudia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basta block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,423 people in 1,494 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basta assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,423
- Literacy
- 78.1%
- Area
- 5.9 km²
- LGD code
- 275588
Villages of Kudia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kudia | 373 | 1,607 | 76.3% | 29% | 9% |
| Begunia | 256 | 1,135 | 79.3% | 13% | 12% |
| Machhia | 196 | 868 | 76.9% | 9% | 12% |
| Pegarpada | 203 | 826 | 74.1% | 31% | 1% |
| Bela | 153 | 643 | 81.4% | 20% | 0% |
| Jamalpur | 146 | 640 | 78.6% | 21% | 13% |
| kadaliHanda | 146 | 614 | 81.5% | 31% | 5% |
| Jamunapada | 21 | 90 | 89.4% | 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 Kudia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,423
- 3,308 male · 3,115 female
- Households
- 1,494
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.1%
- about the same as Basta block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 942
- about the same as Basta block's villages (951)
- Children aged 0–6
- 787
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,281
- 35.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,407 (21.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 509 (7.9%)
What the 2,281 workers did
- Cultivators692 (30.3%)
- Agricultural labourers351 (15.4%)
- Household industry213 (9.3%)
- Other work530 (23.2%)
- Marginal workers495 (21.7%)
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 Kudia
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, 38% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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
- Karua
- Kasipada
- Kulida
- Mathani
- Mukuliasi
- Nabara
- Naikudi
- Natakata
- Patharjhara
- Paunskuli
- Purusottampur
- Putura
- Raghunathpur
- Rasalpur
- Routpada
- Sadanandapur
- Sahada
- Santoshpur
- Singla
- Tadada
- Velora
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