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Gram panchayat · Bonth block · Bhadrak

Chhayalsingh gram panchayat

Chhayalsingh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bonth block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,882 people in 1,257 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
10
Population (2011)
5,882
Literacy
86.9%
Area
9.7 km²
LGD code
116668

Villages of Chhayalsingh

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Palasa2361,03485.2%11%0%
Chhayalsing17184287.4%29%1%
Manguli18376492.2%1%0%
Gopalpur13871890.2%18%0%
Gandakura13067788.0%13%0%
Berhampur13757485.3%13%0%
Dolapadi10854874.3%7%33%
Mahulgadia6330086.8%2%9%
Kantigadia4522593.3%0%2%
Hatadihi4620089.4%29%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 Chhayalsingh

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,882
2,965 male · 2,917 female
Households
1,257
about 4.7 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
86.9%
above Bonth block's villages (84.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
984
about the same as Bonth block's villages (977)
Children aged 0–6
695
11.8% of residents
Workers
2,461
41.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
765 (13.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
221 (3.8%)

What the 2,461 workers did

  • Cultivators644 (26.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers179 (7.3%)
  • Household industry42 (1.7%)
  • Other work235 (9.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,361 (55.3%)

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 Chhayalsingh

How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 10 km², 83% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school9 of 10
  • Middle school7 of 10
  • Secondary school4 of 10
  • Senior secondary school1 of 10
  • Degree college0 of 10

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 10
  • Health sub-centre2 of 10
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 10

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 10
  • Hand pump10 of 10
  • Electricity for homes10 of 10

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road10 of 10
  • Public bus1 of 10
  • Mobile phone coverage10 of 10

Services

  • Post office or sub post office4 of 10
  • Commercial bank0 of 10
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 10
  • Weekly haat0 of 10
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
7
Secondary schools
5
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10).

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 Bonth block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chhayalsingh? Share it with us.