Gram panchayat · Chandabali block · Bhadrak
Kheranga gram panchayat
Kheranga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chandabali block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,778 people in 962 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chandabali assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,778
- Literacy
- 87.7%
- Area
- 12.3 km²
- LGD code
- 275285
Villages of Kheranga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palasapur | 353 | 1,835 | 89.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Kheranga | 354 | 1,764 | 84.4% | 53% | 0% |
| Talabandha | 205 | 946 | 90.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Nuagaon | 50 | 233 | 87.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Kaupuni | 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 Kheranga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,778
- 2,428 male · 2,350 female
- Households
- 962
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.7%
- above Chandabali block's villages (83.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 968
- below Chandabali block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 534
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,566
- 32.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,065 (22.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,566 workers did
- Cultivators830 (53.0%)
- Agricultural labourers76 (4.9%)
- Household industry60 (3.8%)
- Other work355 (22.7%)
- Marginal workers245 (15.6%)
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 Kheranga
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 5 villages cover 12 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 6% 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-centre1 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 road1 of 4
- Public bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Wheat (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 Chandabali block
- Aradi
- Badaosita
- Bajrapur
- Basada
- Bhatapada
- Bhuinbruti
- Bijayanagar
- Charadia
- Dhamara
- Dosinga
- Ghatapur
- Gopinathjpur
- Jagula
- Jaleswarpur
- Jashipur
- Kaithakela
- Kandagaradi
- Karanjamal
- Karnpalli
- Khadalpokhari
- Madhapur
- Mahulia
- Mausudha
- Motto
- Nalagohira
- Nalagunda
- Nandapur
- Nuagan
- Olaga
- Orasahi
- Panchutikiri
- Sundarpur
- Tentulidihi
- Totapada
- Utukuda
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