Gram panchayat · Chandabali block · Bhadrak
Ghatapur gram panchayat
Ghatapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chandabali block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,364 people in 1,164 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chandabali assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,364
- Literacy
- 82.9%
- Area
- 20.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116696
Villages of Ghatapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghatapur | 480 | 2,703 | 81.1% | 21% | 0% |
| Hengupati | 438 | 2,392 | 79.9% | 70% | 0% |
| Batitanki | 98 | 532 | 90.9% | 3% | 0% |
| Thokara | 103 | 442 | 92.4% | 25% | 0% |
| Anugrahapur | 45 | 295 | 93.4% | 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 Ghatapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,364
- 3,181 male · 3,183 female
- Households
- 1,164
- about 5.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.9%
- about the same as Chandabali block's villages (83.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- above Chandabali block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 935
- 14.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,822
- 28.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,357 (37.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,822 workers did
- Cultivators1,251 (68.7%)
- Agricultural labourers215 (11.8%)
- Household industry35 (1.9%)
- Other work170 (9.3%)
- Marginal workers151 (8.3%)
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 Ghatapur
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 5 villages cover 20 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes2 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Wheat (5).
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 Chandabali block
- Aradi
- Badaosita
- Bajrapur
- Basada
- Bhatapada
- Bhuinbruti
- Bijayanagar
- Charadia
- Dhamara
- Dosinga
- Gopinathjpur
- Jagula
- Jaleswarpur
- Jashipur
- Kaithakela
- Kandagaradi
- Karanjamal
- Karnpalli
- Khadalpokhari
- Kheranga
- Madhapur
- Mahulia
- Mausudha
- Motto
- Nalagohira
- Nalagunda
- Nandapur
- Nuagan
- Olaga
- Orasahi
- Panchutikiri
- Sundarpur
- Tentulidihi
- Totapada
- Utukuda
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