Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Chahapada gram panchayat
Chahapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 6,137 people in 1,453 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 6,137
- Literacy
- 86.3%
- Area
- 6.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116993
Villages of Chahapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chahapada | 287 | 1,293 | 91.5% | 25% | 0% |
| Gobindpur | 257 | 1,135 | 86.9% | 15% | 0% |
| Bhanraj | 217 | 935 | 83.5% | 29% | 0% |
| Baradia | 189 | 786 | 84.0% | 49% | 0% |
| Jailo | 165 | 652 | 81.0% | 26% | 0% |
| Ranigoda | 128 | 520 | 88.6% | 23% | 0% |
| Kantikiari | 90 | 355 | 83.1% | 23% | 0% |
| Brahmagoda | 54 | 184 | 84.0% | 28% | 0% |
| Oda | 35 | 139 | 89.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Barabati | 31 | 138 | 87.1% | 67% | 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 Chahapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,137
- 3,193 male · 2,944 female
- Households
- 1,453
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.3%
- about the same as Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 922
- below Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 594
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,364
- 38.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,682 (27.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,364 workers did
- Cultivators453 (19.2%)
- Agricultural labourers474 (20.1%)
- Household industry18 (0.8%)
- Other work654 (27.7%)
- Marginal workers765 (32.4%)
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 Chahapada
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 7 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 10
- Middle school4 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre7 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Pulses (10).
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 Mahanga block
- Anandapur
- Bajapura
- Barahipur
- Basudevpur
- Bhadreswar
- Bhaunria
- Bheda
- Gokan
- Gopalpur
- Gotara
- Haladia
- Jaleswarpur
- Kaitha
- Koliatha
- Kuhunda
- Kundi
- Kurujanga
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mahanga
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
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