Gram panchayat · Niali block · Cuttack
Pahanga gram panchayat
Pahanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Niali block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,200 people in 1,225 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,200
- Literacy
- 86.5%
- Area
- 5.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117068
Villages of Pahanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahanga | 769 | 3,165 | 85.4% | 18% | 0% |
| Balisahi | 210 | 944 | 85.7% | 18% | 0% |
| Sundarada | 151 | 676 | 95.2% | 16% | 0% |
| Taradapada | 95 | 415 | 84.0% | 25% | 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 Pahanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,200
- 2,682 male · 2,518 female
- Households
- 1,225
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.5%
- above Niali block's villages (84.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 939
- below Niali block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 494
- 9.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,855
- 35.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 943 (18.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,855 workers did
- Cultivators511 (27.5%)
- Agricultural labourers405 (21.8%)
- Household industry43 (2.3%)
- Other work254 (13.7%)
- Marginal workers642 (34.6%)
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 Pahanga
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 6 km², 71% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump1 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4), Badam (3), Groundnut (1).
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
- Kapasi
- Kesarada
- Krushnaprasad
- Madhab
- Niali
- Nivarana
- Nuagaon
- 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 Pahanga? Share it with us.