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Gram panchayat · Niali block · Cuttack

Kesarada gram panchayat

Kesarada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Niali block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,383 people in 1,621 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
7,383
Literacy
82.6%
Area
9.6 km²
LGD code
117062

Villages of Kesarada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Kasarada5122,16379.4%25%0%
Badhiasahi4192,08182.2%28%0%
Patrakana3591,55584.1%12%0%
Khajara18086684.4%5%0%
Kabicharapur15171887.9%5%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 Kesarada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,383
3,749 male · 3,634 female
Households
1,621
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
82.6%
below Niali block's villages (84.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
969
about the same as Niali block's villages (966)
Children aged 0–6
732
9.9% of residents
Workers
2,342
31.7% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,384 (18.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
3 (0.0%)

What the 2,342 workers did

  • Cultivators463 (19.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers698 (29.8%)
  • Household industry52 (2.2%)
  • Other work872 (37.2%)
  • Marginal workers257 (11.0%)

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 Kesarada

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 10 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school2 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 of 5
  • Degree college1 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 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 office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
  • Weekly haat2 of 5
Primary schools
10
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
1
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

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