Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Gotara gram panchayat
Gotara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,938 people in 1,398 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,938
- Literacy
- 87.5%
- Area
- 6.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116996
Villages of Gotara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apilo | 427 | 1,956 | 87.6% | 17% | 0% |
| Gotara | 431 | 1,740 | 86.1% | 24% | 1% |
| Praharajapur | 315 | 1,406 | 89.8% | 17% | 0% |
| Kanhupur | 225 | 836 | 86.0% | 13% | 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 Gotara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,938
- 3,079 male · 2,859 female
- Households
- 1,398
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.5%
- above Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 929
- below Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 593
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,190
- 36.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,102 (18.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 19 (0.3%)
What the 2,190 workers did
- Cultivators352 (16.1%)
- Agricultural labourers628 (28.7%)
- Household industry24 (1.1%)
- Other work477 (21.8%)
- Marginal workers709 (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 Gotara
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 6 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump3 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3).
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
- Gokan
- Gopalpur
- 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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