Gram panchayat · Kantapada block · Cuttack
Govindpur gram panchayat
Govindpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantapada block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 8,812 people in 1,985 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 8,812
- Literacy
- 86.2%
- Area
- 11.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116978
Villages of Govindpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gobindpur | 308 | 1,480 | 89.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Gopalpur | 256 | 1,127 | 81.3% | 38% | 0% |
| Balipada | 244 | 1,114 | 86.4% | 64% | 0% |
| Majurai | 240 | 1,086 | 88.3% | 29% | 0% |
| Taradapada | 223 | 986 | 82.7% | 48% | 0% |
| Mankha | 198 | 934 | 89.7% | 47% | 0% |
| Sirsundarpur | 178 | 711 | 90.3% | 50% | 0% |
| Sankhua | 110 | 387 | 93.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Kajalpur | 77 | 363 | 73.5% | 77% | 0% |
| Simalda | 89 | 352 | 86.4% | 60% | 0% |
| Tithapada | 62 | 272 | 77.6% | 6% | 1% |
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 Govindpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,812
- 4,527 male · 4,285 female
- Households
- 1,985
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.2%
- about the same as Kantapada block's villages (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- about the same as Kantapada block's villages (952)
- Children aged 0–6
- 857
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,101
- 35.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,547 (40.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.0%)
What the 3,101 workers did
- Cultivators226 (7.3%)
- Agricultural labourers530 (17.1%)
- Household industry91 (2.9%)
- Other work993 (32.0%)
- Marginal workers1,261 (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 Govindpur
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 12 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 11
- Middle school2 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college1 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre11 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 11
- Weekly haat4 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Pulses (11), Sugarcane (5), Vegetable (4), Groundnut (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 Kantapada block
- Adaspur
- Badapatsundarpur
- Bagalpur
- Brahmanbati
- Brahmansailo
- Dimiri
- Jharapada
- Kantapara
- Nahalpur
- Nuagaongram
- Postal
- Uradha
- Uttaran
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Govindpur? Share it with us.