Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Gokan gram panchayat
Gokan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,663 people in 701 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,663
- Literacy
- 87.6%
- Area
- 2.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116994
Villages of Gokan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokan | 419 | 1,558 | 84.7% | 14% | 0% |
| Sukuapada | 114 | 477 | 84.4% | 10% | 0% |
| Alunata | 107 | 399 | 96.7% | 4% | 0% |
| Jampada | 61 | 229 | 98.0% | 31% | 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 Gokan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,663
- 1,366 male · 1,297 female
- Households
- 701
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.6%
- above Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- about the same as Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 281
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 805
- 30.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 352 (13.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 805 workers did
- Cultivators337 (41.9%)
- Agricultural labourers159 (19.8%)
- Household industry53 (6.6%)
- Other work136 (16.9%)
- Marginal workers120 (14.9%)
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 Gokan
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 3 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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
- Chahapada
- 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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