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Gram panchayat · Nischinta Koili block · Cuttack

Kentalo gram panchayat

Kentalo is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nischinta Koili block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,164 people in 1,396 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Cuttack Sadar assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
6,164
Literacy
82.7%
Area
6.5 km²
LGD code
117096

Villages of Kentalo

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Kentala6152,61577.5%25%13%
Julukipada20298885.3%43%0%
Ramachandrapur16274787.8%10%0%
Kulasukarpada17172988.8%16%0%
Kulabadakhir14761283.0%24%0%
Lokanathpur9947387.0%14%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 Kentalo

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,164
3,202 male · 2,962 female
Households
1,396
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
82.7%
below Nischinta Koili block's villages (84.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
925
below Nischinta Koili block's villages (963)
Children aged 0–6
670
10.9% of residents
Workers
2,135
34.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,482 (24.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
330 (5.4%)

What the 2,135 workers did

  • Cultivators403 (18.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers557 (26.1%)
  • Household industry48 (2.2%)
  • Other work604 (28.3%)
  • Marginal workers523 (24.5%)

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 Kentalo

How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 6 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 6
  • Middle school3 of 6
  • Secondary school3 of 6
  • Senior secondary school0 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre0 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump6 of 6
  • Electricity for homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road6 of 6
  • Public bus1 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
  • Weekly haat0 of 6
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (5), Vegetable (5), Vegetables (1), Mung (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 Nischinta Koili block

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