Gram panchayat · Remuna block · Balasore
Gandarda gram panchayat
Gandarda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Remuna block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,433 people in 578 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Remuna assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,433
- Literacy
- 87.0%
- Area
- 3.7 km²
- LGD code
- 275599
Villages of Gandarda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandarda | 352 | 1,514 | 89.3% | 13% | 0% |
| Ambulakuda | 126 | 488 | 80.2% | 74% | 6% |
| Darkoli | 60 | 263 | 89.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Basudevpur | 40 | 168 | 82.8% | 49% | 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 Gandarda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,433
- 1,250 male · 1,183 female
- Households
- 578
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.0%
- above Remuna block's villages (77.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 946
- about the same as Remuna block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 257
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,033
- 42.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 642 (26.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 35 (1.4%)
What the 1,033 workers did
- Cultivators492 (47.6%)
- Agricultural labourers180 (17.4%)
- Household industry9 (0.9%)
- Other work98 (9.5%)
- Marginal workers254 (24.6%)
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 Gandarda
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 4 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (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 Remuna block
- Asti
- Badapal
- Balia
- Barunasing
- Beruan
- Bhimpura
- Bhograi
- Chaskhand
- Dahapada
- Durgadevi
- Ganeswarpur
- Ganipur
- Gududa
- Haripur
- Inchudi
- Jagatipur
- Jamkunda
- Kalyapur
- Karanjia
- Kasipada
- Kharid Mukhura
- Kuligan
- Kumbhari
- Kuruda
- Madhupura
- Maharajpur
- Mandaspur
- Mangalpur
- Naraharipur
- Nikhira
- Nizampur
- Nuagan
- Nuapadhi
- Olmara
- Patripal
- Remuna
- Saraswatipur
- Sergarh
- Srijang
- Srikrushnapur
- Sutei
- Talapada
- Tentulida
- Tundra
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