Gram panchayat · Dhamanagar block · Bhadrak
Gesindapur gram panchayat
Gesindapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,253 people in 1,068 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,253
- Literacy
- 82.4%
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116732
Villages of Gesindapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korua | 473 | 2,155 | 74.7% | 28% | 1% |
| Gobindpur | 290 | 1,627 | 87.2% | 25% | 0% |
| Ajmatpur | 98 | 515 | 91.6% | 19% | 0% |
| Kasoti | 106 | 512 | 93.7% | 6% | 3% |
| Bargara | 49 | 222 | 81.1% | 51% | 0% |
| Kharijkorua | 52 | 222 | 73.5% | 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 Gesindapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,253
- 2,570 male · 2,683 female
- Households
- 1,068
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.4%
- below Dhamanagar block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,044
- above Dhamanagar block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 622
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,704
- 32.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,243 (23.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 41 (0.8%)
What the 1,704 workers did
- Cultivators531 (31.2%)
- Agricultural labourers260 (15.3%)
- Household industry56 (3.3%)
- Other work220 (12.9%)
- Marginal workers637 (37.4%)
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 Gesindapur
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 9 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Dhamanagar block
- Anandapur
- Arjunnpur
- Asurali
- Bamkura
- Bhaganpur
- Bhattasahi
- Dakpur
- Dalanga
- Dhusuri
- Dobal
- Fatepur
- Gadiali
- Garei Chudakati
- Hasanabad
- Kalyani
- Karada
- Kasimpur
- Katasani
- Khadipada
- Khaparpada
- Kothar
- Mustafapur
- Nadigan
- Padhani
- Palasahi
- Radhaballavapur
- Raipur
- Rayangdini
- Sahada
- Sahaspur
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