Gram panchayat · Basudevpur block · Bhadrak
Artuna gram panchayat
Artuna is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,555 people in 1,325 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basudevpur assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,555
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 5.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116584
Villages of Artuna
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankharu | 540 | 2,261 | 87.3% | 16% | 1% |
| Artung | 559 | 2,246 | 77.2% | 4% | 0% |
| Jireigadi | 139 | 601 | 93.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Amajia | 87 | 447 | 89.9% | 0% | 2% |
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 Artuna
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,555
- 2,846 male · 2,709 female
- Households
- 1,325
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- above Basudevpur block's villages (80.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Basudevpur block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 640
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,170
- 39.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 446 (8.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 42 (0.8%)
What the 2,170 workers did
- Cultivators306 (14.1%)
- Agricultural labourers564 (26.0%)
- Household industry33 (1.5%)
- Other work356 (16.4%)
- Marginal workers911 (42.0%)
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 Artuna
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 6 km², 90% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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
- Arandua
- 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
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