Gram panchayat · Kantapada block · Cuttack
Kantapara gram panchayat
Kantapara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantapada block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 8,477 people in 1,817 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 8,477
- Literacy
- 88.1%
- Area
- 10.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116980
Villages of Kantapara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantapada | 610 | 2,964 | 85.4% | 12% | 4% |
| Bairoi | 493 | 2,303 | 85.1% | 25% | 0% |
| Sisua | 254 | 1,214 | 85.5% | 20% | 2% |
| Olatpur | 259 | 1,126 | 96.9% | 42% | 8% |
| Chheda | 200 | 867 | 97.5% | 1% | 0% |
| Kansilo | 1 | 3 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kesarpur | 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 Kantapara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,477
- 4,348 male · 4,129 female
- Households
- 1,817
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.1%
- 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
- 827
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,924
- 46.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,645 (19.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 229 (2.7%)
What the 3,924 workers did
- Cultivators827 (21.1%)
- Agricultural labourers291 (7.4%)
- Household industry158 (4.0%)
- Other work1,501 (38.3%)
- Marginal workers1,147 (29.2%)
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 Kantapara
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 7 villages cover 10 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 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 pump0 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 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) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Sugarcane (5), Vegetable (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
- Jharapada
- Nahalpur
- Nuagaongram
- Postal
- Uradha
- Uttaran
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