Gram panchayat · Bonth block · Bhadrak
Odanga gram panchayat
Odanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bonth block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,013 people in 1,369 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,013
- Literacy
- 84.7%
- Area
- 9.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116676
Villages of Odanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saramara | 311 | 1,384 | 84.5% | 19% | 8% |
| Odanga | 257 | 1,129 | 79.8% | 36% | 5% |
| Bodakpatana | 246 | 1,025 | 88.4% | 23% | 0% |
| Bodakmuajib | 190 | 772 | 93.0% | 15% | 0% |
| Erjhatia | 124 | 577 | 78.2% | 27% | 17% |
| Gohira | 108 | 491 | 88.5% | 30% | 2% |
| Parabandha | 71 | 363 | 78.5% | 15% | 8% |
| Totasahi | 62 | 272 | 82.6% | 2% | 11% |
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 Odanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,013
- 3,029 male · 2,984 female
- Households
- 1,369
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.7%
- about the same as Bonth block's villages (84.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- about the same as Bonth block's villages (977)
- Children aged 0–6
- 710
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,785
- 29.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,381 (23.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 337 (5.6%)
What the 1,785 workers did
- Cultivators405 (22.7%)
- Agricultural labourers103 (5.8%)
- Household industry32 (1.8%)
- Other work259 (14.5%)
- Marginal workers986 (55.2%)
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 Odanga
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 9 km², 90% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school4 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office6 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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
- Adio
- Anilo
- Badabarchikayan
- Badahat Trilochanpur
- Badamahisagotha
- Basantia
- Bonth
- Charigan
- Chhayalsingh
- Ganijang
- Gobindapur
- Gopinathpur
- Kadabarang
- Kenduapada
- Mahantyapada
- Nilak
- Padhanpada
- Purusandha
- Ramachandrapur
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rampur
- Sendhatira
- Tadagan
- Tillo
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