Gram panchayat · Bonth block · Bhadrak
Charigan gram panchayat
Charigan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bonth block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,415 people in 1,092 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,415
- Literacy
- 83.4%
- Area
- 6.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275237
Villages of Charigan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charigan | 383 | 1,862 | 83.8% | 27% | 1% |
| Chakarapadhi | 322 | 1,714 | 84.2% | 16% | 2% |
| Telnati | 251 | 1,209 | 77.0% | 23% | 11% |
| Itua | 136 | 630 | 91.9% | 39% | 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 Charigan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,415
- 2,754 male · 2,661 female
- Households
- 1,092
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.4%
- below Bonth block's villages (84.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- below Bonth block's villages (977)
- Children aged 0–6
- 652
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,760
- 32.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,290 (23.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 173 (3.2%)
What the 1,760 workers did
- Cultivators333 (18.9%)
- Agricultural labourers457 (26.0%)
- Household industry69 (3.9%)
- Other work333 (18.9%)
- Marginal workers568 (32.3%)
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 Charigan
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 6 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Bonth block
- Adio
- Anilo
- Badabarchikayan
- Badahat Trilochanpur
- Badamahisagotha
- Basantia
- Bonth
- Chhayalsingh
- Ganijang
- Gobindapur
- Gopinathpur
- Kadabarang
- Kenduapada
- Mahantyapada
- Nilak
- Odanga
- Padhanpada
- Purusandha
- Ramachandrapur
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rampur
- Sendhatira
- Tadagan
- Tillo
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