Gram panchayat · Narasinghpur block · Cuttack
Kokalaba gram panchayat
Kokalaba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narasinghpur block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,598 people in 812 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baramba assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,598
- Literacy
- 78.0%
- Area
- 7.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117039
Villages of Kokalaba
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokalaba | 432 | 1,931 | 78.9% | 19% | 0% |
| Ghantapada | 190 | 798 | 74.9% | 1% | 0% |
| Khalisahi | 70 | 353 | 86.6% | 6% | 0% |
| Galishigadia | 48 | 207 | 81.9% | 27% | 7% |
| Purusottampur | 46 | 202 | 56.5% | 20% | 80% |
| Jogibahali | 26 | 107 | 89.5% | 52% | 25% |
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 Kokalaba
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,598
- 1,843 male · 1,755 female
- Households
- 812
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.0%
- below Narasinghpur block's villages (81.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- above Narasinghpur block's villages (906)
- Children aged 0–6
- 399
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,578
- 43.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 550 (15.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 203 (5.6%)
What the 1,578 workers did
- Cultivators208 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers403 (25.5%)
- Household industry28 (1.8%)
- Other work512 (32.4%)
- Marginal workers427 (27.1%)
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 Kokalaba
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 8 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (2).
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 Narasinghpur block
- Adheigundi
- Alara
- Badabhuin
- Balasahi
- Balijhari
- Bandhahuda
- Basantapur
- Baselihata
- Bokada
- Chakamunda
- Champeswar
- Debabhuin
- Ekadal
- Fulapada
- Godibandha
- Jayamangal
- Jodumu
- Kakudia
- Kamaladiha
- Kanjiapada
- Kanpur
- Kathakhunta
- Mundathakura
- Nimasahi
- Nizigarh
- Nizigarh (East)
- Nuapatna
- Nukhapada
- Olaba
- Padamal
- Paikabarbati
- Ransingpur
- Regeda
- Rusipada
- Sagara
- Saradhapur
- Siaria
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