Gram panchayat · Tihidi block · Bhadrak
Kolha gram panchayat
Kolha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tihidi block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,764 people in 1,235 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basudevpur assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,764
- Literacy
- 79.3%
- Area
- 19.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116762
Villages of Kolha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolha | 546 | 2,751 | 82.3% | 27% | 0% |
| Orada | 268 | 1,197 | 75.5% | 25% | 0% |
| Mushang | 215 | 966 | 83.4% | 26% | 0% |
| Amarpur | 174 | 706 | 69.3% | 31% | 0% |
| Sadarbalia | 32 | 144 | 73.9% | 31% | 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 Kolha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,764
- 2,917 male · 2,847 female
- Households
- 1,235
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.3%
- below Tihidi block's villages (82.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- below Tihidi block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 666
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,591
- 27.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,552 (26.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6 (0.1%)
What the 1,591 workers did
- Cultivators473 (29.7%)
- Agricultural labourers333 (20.9%)
- Household industry29 (1.8%)
- Other work229 (14.4%)
- Marginal workers527 (33.1%)
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 Kolha
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 19 km², 86% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (1).
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 Tihidi block
- Achak
- Bahabalpur
- Bamanbindha
- Barasar
- Baro
- Bhatapada
- Bilana
- Bodak
- Daulatpur
- Dolasahi
- Fatepur
- Gobindapur
- Guamal
- Harisinghpur
- Jamjodi
- Kanpada
- Karada
- Kumbera
- Maharampur
- Mangalpur
- Mukundapur
- Narendrapur
- Nayananda
- Paliabindha
- Rajnagar
- Sahapur
- Saya
- Shyamasundarpur
- Sindol
- Talagopabindha
- Talapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kolha? Share it with us.