Gram panchayat · Banki block · Cuttack
Puincha gram panchayat
Puincha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Banki block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 8,654 people in 1,867 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Banki assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 8,654
- Literacy
- 81.8%
- Area
- 29.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116917
Villages of Puincha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandalam | 444 | 2,143 | 82.4% | 11% | 29% |
| Kadhamalla | 353 | 1,673 | 77.6% | 13% | 8% |
| Panikorada | 321 | 1,470 | 75.3% | 4% | 25% |
| Purbagadia | 214 | 992 | 82.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Puinchha | 210 | 978 | 89.0% | 2% | 0% |
| Gahiragadia | 163 | 712 | 84.3% | 14% | 45% |
| Gahiragadiapatana | 118 | 443 | 93.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Panigrahipurpatana | 44 | 243 | 85.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Gahiragadia | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gahiragadiapatna | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kadhamalla | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pandalama | – | – | – | – | – |
| Panigrahipurpatna | – | – | – | – | – |
| Panikorada | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puincha | – | – | – | – | – |
| Purbagadia | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Puincha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,654
- 4,425 male · 4,229 female
- Households
- 1,867
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.8%
- about the same as Banki block's villages (82.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 956
- above Banki block's villages (933)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,009
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,214
- 37.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 633 (7.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,427 (16.5%)
What the 3,214 workers did
- Cultivators594 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers516 (16.1%)
- Household industry49 (1.5%)
- Other work747 (23.2%)
- Marginal workers1,308 (40.7%)
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 Puincha
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 30 km², 8% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college5 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump0 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 8
- Weekly haat3 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 5
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Vegetables (6).
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
- Anuary
- Baideswar
- Balabhadrapur
- Bandalo
- Baraput
- Baunsaput
- Brahmapur
- Golaganda
- Jagannathpur
- Kadalibadi
- Kalapathar
- Kalipoi
- Kantapanhara
- Kenduapalli
- Kiapala
- Nuagaon
- Ostia
- Ratagada Gobindpur
- Subarnapur
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