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Gram panchayat · Bhandaripokhari block · Bhadrak

Napanga gram panchayat

Napanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhandaripokhari block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,075 people in 645 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
3,075
Literacy
90.1%
Area
5.6 km²
LGD code
116652

Villages of Napanga

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Napanga16883087.6%21%0%
Joragadia15066789.4%3%0%
Bankamuhan13664393.2%36%0%
Badanapanga11960692.8%1%3%
Bhatana7232986.7%51%0%
Gilapadi00–––

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 Napanga

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,075
1,509 male · 1,566 female
Households
645
about 4.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
90.1%
above Bhandaripokhari block's villages (86.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,038
above Bhandaripokhari block's villages (995)
Children aged 0–6
349
11.3% of residents
Workers
911
29.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
601 (19.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
19 (0.6%)

What the 911 workers did

  • Cultivators412 (45.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers198 (21.7%)
  • Household industry19 (2.1%)
  • Other work109 (12.0%)
  • Marginal workers173 (19.0%)

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 Napanga

How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 6 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school2 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 of 5
  • Degree college0 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre0 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump4 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 5
  • Public bus0 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
3
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

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 Bhandaripokhari block

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