Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Umar gram panchayat
Umar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,100 people in 1,185 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,100
- Literacy
- 85.3%
- Area
- 4.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117019
Villages of Umar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostapur | 604 | 2,488 | 82.3% | 26% | 0% |
| Umar | 539 | 2,418 | 87.7% | 25% | 0% |
| Kaluria | 42 | 194 | 94.4% | 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 Umar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,100
- 2,645 male · 2,455 female
- Households
- 1,185
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.3%
- below Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 928
- below Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 458
- 9.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,571
- 30.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,310 (25.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,571 workers did
- Cultivators323 (20.6%)
- Agricultural labourers358 (22.8%)
- Household industry30 (1.9%)
- Other work401 (25.5%)
- Marginal workers459 (29.2%)
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 Umar
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 4 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- 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
- 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
- Usuma
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