Gram panchayat · Kantapada block · Cuttack
Postal gram panchayat
Postal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantapada block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,689 people in 1,191 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,689
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 9.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116983
Villages of Postal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahamba | 623 | 2,191 | 81.4% | 45% | 0% |
| Balada | 154 | 660 | 92.8% | 12% | 0% |
| Tunda | 150 | 632 | 87.7% | 17% | 0% |
| Sudusailo | 111 | 537 | 76.4% | 52% | 0% |
| Postal | 102 | 436 | 90.5% | 25% | 0% |
| Andeisahi | 51 | 233 | 80.0% | 14% | 0% |
| Andeisahi | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Postal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,689
- 2,390 male · 2,299 female
- Households
- 1,191
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- below Kantapada block's villages (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- above Kantapada block's villages (952)
- Children aged 0–6
- 478
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,951
- 41.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,586 (33.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,951 workers did
- Cultivators424 (21.7%)
- Agricultural labourers388 (19.9%)
- Household industry10 (0.5%)
- Other work501 (25.7%)
- Marginal workers628 (32.2%)
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 Postal
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 9 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump2 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 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) shop5 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (5), Groundnut (3), 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
- Kantapara
- Nahalpur
- Nuagaongram
- Uradha
- Uttaran
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