Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Paikarapur gram panchayat
Paikarapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,305 people in 1,126 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,305
- Literacy
- 87.8%
- Area
- 5.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117013
Villages of Paikarapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paikarapur | 241 | 931 | 89.4% | 7% | 0% |
| Matiparilo | 182 | 697 | 80.8% | 35% | 0% |
| Brahmanamanijori | 208 | 687 | 86.9% | 14% | 0% |
| Champatipur | 123 | 454 | 89.9% | 8% | 0% |
| Kusunpur | 103 | 429 | 96.9% | 3% | 0% |
| Bidyadharpur | 84 | 293 | 93.1% | 0% | 5% |
| Jira | 60 | 286 | 80.8% | 11% | 0% |
| Bilipada | 64 | 278 | 90.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Keutakhandi | 61 | 250 | 84.3% | 26% | 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 Paikarapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,305
- 2,194 male · 2,111 female
- Households
- 1,126
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.8%
- above Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- above Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 473
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,447
- 33.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 547 (12.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 15 (0.3%)
What the 1,447 workers did
- Cultivators684 (47.3%)
- Agricultural labourers234 (16.2%)
- Household industry11 (0.8%)
- Other work219 (15.1%)
- Marginal workers299 (20.7%)
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 Paikarapur
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 6 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump7 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (9).
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
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
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