Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Nahanga gram panchayat
Nahanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,514 people in 1,779 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 7,514
- Literacy
- 86.8%
- Area
- 6.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117010
Villages of Nahanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achhutpur | 417 | 1,957 | 85.6% | 16% | 0% |
| Nahanga | 424 | 1,838 | 86.2% | 15% | 0% |
| Balipada | 324 | 1,300 | 85.6% | 27% | 0% |
| Goudgop | 305 | 1,243 | 90.6% | 20% | 0% |
| Dihigop | 158 | 620 | 90.0% | 5% | 0% |
| Chakarpur | 87 | 313 | 82.9% | 42% | 0% |
| Keralo | 64 | 243 | 83.7% | 53% | 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 Nahanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,514
- 3,837 male · 3,677 female
- Households
- 1,779
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.8%
- about the same as Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 958
- above Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 850
- 11.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,553
- 34.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,484 (19.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,553 workers did
- Cultivators308 (12.1%)
- Agricultural labourers632 (24.8%)
- Household industry52 (2.0%)
- Other work507 (19.9%)
- Marginal workers1,054 (41.3%)
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 Nahanga
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 7 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre2 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (7).
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
- Gotara
- Haladia
- Jaleswarpur
- Kaitha
- Koliatha
- Kuhunda
- Kundi
- Kurujanga
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mahanga
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
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