Gram panchayat · Basudevpur block · Bhadrak
Arandua gram panchayat
Arandua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 5,960 people in 1,465 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basudevpur assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 5,960
- Literacy
- 86.5%
- Area
- 10.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116583
Villages of Arandua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arandua | 319 | 1,321 | 87.3% | 3% | 0% |
| Narendrapur | 316 | 1,213 | 86.7% | 15% | 0% |
| Kiapada | 150 | 648 | 84.8% | 7% | 0% |
| Bara Anandapur | 121 | 558 | 85.5% | 61% | 0% |
| Bachhipur | 127 | 539 | 89.9% | 9% | 0% |
| Kanthisahi | 103 | 394 | 85.1% | 19% | 0% |
| Sanachandrabhanupur | 90 | 368 | 89.6% | 2% | 0% |
| Chhatria | 85 | 347 | 88.0% | 6% | 0% |
| Hatapada | 75 | 292 | 77.2% | 24% | 3% |
| Ayatapur | 53 | 170 | 86.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Salamagaria | 26 | 110 | 86.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Garudapur | 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 Arandua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,960
- 2,929 male · 3,031 female
- Households
- 1,465
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.5%
- above Basudevpur block's villages (80.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,035
- above Basudevpur block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 701
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,025
- 34.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 837 (14.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 8 (0.1%)
What the 2,025 workers did
- Cultivators678 (33.5%)
- Agricultural labourers222 (11.0%)
- Household industry20 (1.0%)
- Other work371 (18.3%)
- Marginal workers734 (36.2%)
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 Arandua
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 10 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school7 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre11 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Basudevpur block
- Adhuan
- Andola
- Artuna
- Aruha
- Balimed
- Balimuinda
- Barandua
- Biddeipur
- Binovabenagar
- Biras
- Bramhangan
- Chudamani
- Edtal
- Eram
- Gobindapur
- Gopabandhunagar
- Guagadia
- Jagannathprasad
- Jagannathpur
- K.binayakpur
- Karanjadia
- Kismat Krushanapur
- Kumarpur
- Laxmidaspur
- Lunga
- Naikanidihi
- Narasinghpur
- Nuagan
- Padhuan
- Padmapur
- Rajaharopokhari
- Sanakrushannpur
- Sasubhuasuni
- Sudarsanpur
- Sugo
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Arandua? Share it with us.