Gram panchayat · Niali block · Cuttack
Kapasi gram panchayat
Kapasi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Niali block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,103 people in 1,287 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,103
- Literacy
- 86.8%
- Area
- 8.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117061
Villages of Kapasi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podana | 451 | 1,795 | 87.1% | 23% | 0% |
| Kapasi | 332 | 1,379 | 85.9% | 4% | 0% |
| Korkor | 281 | 918 | 87.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Badaro | 166 | 769 | 87.1% | 25% | 0% |
| Arakata | 57 | 242 | 84.8% | 8% | 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 Kapasi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,103
- 2,667 male · 2,436 female
- Households
- 1,287
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.8%
- above Niali block's villages (84.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 913
- below Niali block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 483
- 9.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,698
- 33.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 754 (14.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,698 workers did
- Cultivators564 (33.2%)
- Agricultural labourers389 (22.9%)
- Household industry20 (1.2%)
- Other work317 (18.7%)
- Marginal workers408 (24.0%)
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 Kapasi
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, 82% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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
- Erancha
- Jalarpur
- Kesarada
- Krushnaprasad
- Madhab
- Niali
- Nivarana
- Nuagaon
- Pahanga
- Pokharigaon
- Raniola
- Ratnapur
- Sadhansa
- Sagadailo
- Sithalo
- Tihudi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kapasi? Share it with us.