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Gram panchayat · Banki block · Cuttack

Golaganda gram panchayat

Golaganda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Banki block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,588 people in 1,040 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Banki assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
4,588
Literacy
82.2%
Area
16.6 km²
LGD code
116908

Villages of Golaganda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Rajiba4782,01183.5%2%0%
Andharua2291,15485.6%27%0%
Golaganda16477182.7%18%0%
Samapurpatana11343570.7%72%0%
Samapurdala5621774.0%30%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 Golaganda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,588
2,436 male · 2,152 female
Households
1,040
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
82.2%
about the same as Banki block's villages (82.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
883
below Banki block's villages (933)
Children aged 0–6
465
10.1% of residents
Workers
1,520
33.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
860 (18.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
5 (0.1%)

What the 1,520 workers did

  • Cultivators165 (10.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers372 (24.5%)
  • Household industry34 (2.2%)
  • Other work403 (26.5%)
  • Marginal workers546 (35.9%)

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 Golaganda

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 17 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school1 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 of 5
  • Degree college0 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre0 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump0 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road5 of 5
  • Public bus0 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Sugar Cane (1), Brinjal (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 Banki block

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