Gram panchayat · Niali block · Cuttack
Alana gram panchayat
Alana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Niali block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 7,574 people in 1,591 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 7,574
- Literacy
- 80.9%
- Area
- 11 km²
- LGD code
- 117053
Villages of Alana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahanga | 248 | 1,199 | 84.0% | 36% | 0% |
| Adhanga | 218 | 1,044 | 73.9% | 11% | 0% |
| Athanga | 162 | 813 | 74.2% | 10% | 0% |
| Pasanga | 145 | 786 | 81.0% | 30% | 0% |
| Bansahi | 144 | 781 | 84.4% | 4% | 0% |
| Olansa | 185 | 779 | 85.2% | 41% | 0% |
| Malo | 153 | 693 | 73.7% | 18% | 0% |
| Alana | 94 | 487 | 94.7% | 50% | 0% |
| Gobindapada | 107 | 409 | 83.7% | 48% | 0% |
| Khandamunda | 62 | 277 | 83.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Khandasara | 61 | 251 | 77.9% | 42% | 0% |
| Denga | 12 | 55 | 76.9% | 35% | 0% |
| Banasahi | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Alana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,574
- 3,842 male · 3,732 female
- Households
- 1,591
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.9%
- below Niali block's villages (84.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 971
- about the same as Niali block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 825
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,846
- 37.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,905 (25.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.0%)
What the 2,846 workers did
- Cultivators578 (20.3%)
- Agricultural labourers549 (19.3%)
- Household industry45 (1.6%)
- Other work733 (25.8%)
- Marginal workers941 (33.1%)
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 Alana
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 11 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 12
- Middle school6 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre11 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump2 of 12
- Electricity for homes12 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Pulses (12), Betel (5), Sugarcane (3), Groundnut (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 Niali block
- Anlo
- Baharana
- Billasuni
- Binishpur
- Ekberuan
- Erancha
- Jalarpur
- Kapasi
- Kesarada
- Krushnaprasad
- Madhab
- Niali
- Nivarana
- Nuagaon
- Pahanga
- Pokharigaon
- Raniola
- Ratnapur
- Sadhansa
- Sagadailo
- Sithalo
- Tihudi
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