Gram panchayat · Niali block · Cuttack
Erancha gram panchayat
Erancha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Niali block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,147 people in 1,901 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,147
- Literacy
- 83.7%
- Area
- 12.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117059
Villages of Erancha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erancha | 723 | 2,997 | 84.1% | 43% | 0% |
| Kulasri | 649 | 2,864 | 83.6% | 29% | 0% |
| Kharibil | 299 | 1,372 | 84.1% | 15% | 0% |
| Palasudha | 126 | 465 | 81.5% | 46% | 0% |
| Magurakuda | 104 | 449 | 82.1% | 29% | 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 Erancha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,147
- 4,121 male · 4,026 female
- Households
- 1,901
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.7%
- about the same as Niali block's villages (84.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 977
- above Niali block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 784
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,609
- 32.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,659 (32.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,609 workers did
- Cultivators403 (15.4%)
- Agricultural labourers593 (22.7%)
- Household industry165 (6.3%)
- Other work985 (37.8%)
- Marginal workers463 (17.7%)
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 Erancha
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 12 km², 59% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump0 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5), Groundnut (5).
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
- Alana
- Anlo
- Baharana
- Billasuni
- Binishpur
- Ekberuan
- Jalarpur
- Kapasi
- Kesarada
- Krushnaprasad
- Madhab
- Niali
- Nivarana
- Nuagaon
- Pahanga
- Pokharigaon
- Raniola
- Ratnapur
- Sadhansa
- Sagadailo
- Sithalo
- Tihudi
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