Gram panchayat · Chandabali block · Bhadrak
Utukuda gram panchayat
Utukuda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chandabali block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,437 people in 1,177 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chandabali assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,437
- Literacy
- 82.8%
- Area
- 14.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116717
Villages of Utukuda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singiti | 263 | 1,596 | 77.6% | 46% | 0% |
| Mruganayani | 243 | 1,155 | 80.4% | 6% | 0% |
| Utakuda | 146 | 888 | 89.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Bahu | 123 | 624 | 90.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Burujal | 92 | 538 | 90.6% | 5% | 0% |
| Nalitagaria | 94 | 511 | 75.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Panguda | 94 | 478 | 86.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Chalunia | 61 | 363 | 72.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Biswali | 61 | 284 | 88.7% | 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 Utukuda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,437
- 3,153 male · 3,284 female
- Households
- 1,177
- about 5.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.8%
- about the same as Chandabali block's villages (83.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,042
- above Chandabali block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 804
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,104
- 32.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 841 (13.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,104 workers did
- Cultivators703 (33.4%)
- Agricultural labourers459 (21.8%)
- Household industry23 (1.1%)
- Other work381 (18.1%)
- Marginal workers538 (25.6%)
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 Utukuda
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 15 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school6 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes1 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Wheat (9).
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
- Ghatapur
- Gopinathjpur
- Jagula
- Jaleswarpur
- Jashipur
- Kaithakela
- Kandagaradi
- Karanjamal
- Karnpalli
- Khadalpokhari
- Kheranga
- Madhapur
- Mahulia
- Mausudha
- Motto
- Nalagohira
- Nalagunda
- Nandapur
- Nuagan
- Olaga
- Orasahi
- Panchutikiri
- Sundarpur
- Tentulidihi
- Totapada
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