Gram panchayat · Baranga block · Cuttack
Kurang Sasan gram panchayat
Kurang Sasan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baranga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,730 people in 1,609 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,730
- Literacy
- 85.7%
- Area
- 11.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116942
Villages of Kurang Sasan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurangsasan | 588 | 2,401 | 86.1% | 33% | 2% |
| Gangeswar | 464 | 1,830 | 87.1% | 34% | 1% |
| Barajharilo | 349 | 1,581 | 86.9% | 36% | 0% |
| Uttampur | 111 | 475 | 72.5% | 14% | 13% |
| Kuanilo | 75 | 333 | 87.6% | 5% | 7% |
| Nachipur | 22 | 110 | 86.9% | 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 Kurang Sasan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,730
- 3,446 male · 3,284 female
- Households
- 1,609
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.7%
- about the same as Baranga block's villages (85.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- about the same as Baranga block's villages (948)
- Children aged 0–6
- 712
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,658
- 39.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,062 (30.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 143 (2.1%)
What the 2,658 workers did
- Cultivators302 (11.4%)
- Agricultural labourers455 (17.1%)
- Household industry54 (2.0%)
- Other work890 (33.5%)
- Marginal workers957 (36.0%)
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 Kurang Sasan
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 11 km², 86% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump4 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetables (4), Saga (4), Green Leaves (2), Vegetable (2).
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
- Belagachhia
- Dadhapatna
- Harianta
- Khalarda
- Korkora
- Kuhneipada
- Kuranga Padhan
- Madhupur
- Munduli
- Nagari
- Naraj Marthapur
- Ramdaspur
- Sainso
- Sribantapur
- Usuma
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