Gram panchayat · Salepur block · Cuttack
Chhanipur gram panchayat
Chhanipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Salepur block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,283 people in 1,317 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Salipur assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,283
- Literacy
- 83.3%
- Area
- 5.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117122
Villages of Chhanipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankarapur | 470 | 2,069 | 75.7% | 33% | 0% |
| Karamuan | 253 | 911 | 86.3% | 23% | 0% |
| Chhanipur | 163 | 714 | 89.0% | 11% | 0% |
| Satabati | 154 | 562 | 83.3% | 27% | 0% |
| Barabari | 131 | 492 | 91.2% | 11% | 0% |
| Orabari | 77 | 273 | 91.4% | 4% | 0% |
| Ramakrushnapur | 69 | 262 | 91.4% | 0% | 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 Chhanipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,283
- 2,700 male · 2,583 female
- Households
- 1,317
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.3%
- below Salepur block's villages (84.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- about the same as Salepur block's villages (963)
- Children aged 0–6
- 545
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,980
- 37.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,192 (22.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 1,980 workers did
- Cultivators244 (12.3%)
- Agricultural labourers356 (18.0%)
- Household industry28 (1.4%)
- Other work569 (28.7%)
- Marginal workers783 (39.5%)
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 Chhanipur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 5 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Salepur block
- Bahugram
- Balisahi
- Barigola
- Bhimdaspur
- Champati
- Chandradeipur
- Gopinathpur
- Gujarpur
- Katrapa
- Madhyakachha
- Mahajanpur
- Mahana
- Malasasan
- Mirzapur
- Mutarifa
- Naiguan
- Nandol
- Narda
- Odasingh
- Paschimakachha
- Pikol
- Purunahat
- Raisunguda
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rameswar
- Ratilo
- Satyabhamapur
- Sauri
- Sidho
- Sisua
- Sudhakhanda
- Tarito
- Tentol
- Trilochanpur
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