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Gram panchayat · Baranga block · Cuttack

Khalarda gram panchayat

Khalarda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baranga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,736 people in 1,271 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
5,736
Literacy
88.0%
Area
6.8 km²
LGD code
116938

Villages of Khalarda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Khalarda6022,72588.5%23%0%
Maheshpur3561,58586.9%18%1%
Singhol3131,42688.1%23%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 Khalarda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,736
2,921 male · 2,815 female
Households
1,271
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
88.0%
above Baranga block's villages (85.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
964
above Baranga block's villages (948)
Children aged 0–6
597
10.4% of residents
Workers
2,310
40.3% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,224 (21.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
13 (0.2%)

What the 2,310 workers did

  • Cultivators337 (14.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers461 (20.0%)
  • Household industry36 (1.6%)
  • Other work766 (33.2%)
  • Marginal workers710 (30.7%)

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 Khalarda

How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 7 km², and 100% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school2 of 3
  • Secondary school2 of 3
  • Senior secondary school0 of 3
  • Degree college0 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre1 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump2 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 3
  • Public bus1 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
  • Weekly haat1 of 3
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Green Leaves (2), Vegetable (2), Vegetables (1), Saga (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 Baranga block

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