Gram panchayat · Kantapada block · Cuttack
Jharapada gram panchayat
Jharapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantapada block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,142 people in 1,623 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 7,142
- Literacy
- 87.8%
- Area
- 8 km²
- LGD code
- 116979
Villages of Jharapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badawaubarai | 545 | 2,433 | 84.9% | 39% | 0% |
| Jharapara | 424 | 1,860 | 92.3% | 24% | 0% |
| Kamarsahi | 246 | 1,199 | 89.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Chaupada | 233 | 907 | 84.0% | 35% | 0% |
| Bada Kharamanga | 141 | 598 | 88.4% | 30% | 0% |
| Tarjana | 34 | 145 | 91.0% | 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 Jharapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,142
- 3,662 male · 3,480 female
- Households
- 1,623
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.8%
- above Kantapada block's villages (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 950
- about the same as Kantapada block's villages (952)
- Children aged 0–6
- 644
- 9.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,522
- 35.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,216 (31.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 2,522 workers did
- Cultivators213 (8.4%)
- Agricultural labourers110 (4.4%)
- Household industry45 (1.8%)
- Other work916 (36.3%)
- Marginal workers1,238 (49.1%)
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 Jharapada
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 8 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Vegetable (4), Potato (1), Sugarcane (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 Kantapada block
- Adaspur
- Badapatsundarpur
- Bagalpur
- Brahmanbati
- Brahmansailo
- Dimiri
- Govindpur
- Kantapara
- Nahalpur
- Nuagaongram
- Postal
- Uradha
- Uttaran
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