Gram panchayat · Tangi Choudwar block · Cuttack
Agrahat gram panchayat
Agrahat is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tangi Choudwar block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 8,520 people in 1,715 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Choudwar-Cuttack assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 8,520
- Literacy
- 86.2%
- Area
- 12.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117148
Villages of Agrahat
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrahat | 784 | 4,014 | 90.6% | 11% | 2% |
| Jajabhairab | 449 | 2,104 | 81.4% | 23% | 14% |
| Kujibara | 204 | 1,020 | 82.2% | 36% | 0% |
| Angarjori | 101 | 505 | 85.1% | 15% | 0% |
| Purohitpur | 67 | 317 | 65.0% | 16% | 70% |
| Palasia | 57 | 274 | 91.9% | 54% | 0% |
| Mangalpur | 38 | 218 | 99.0% | 2% | 0% |
| Bhorandi | 15 | 68 | 62.3% | 1% | 97% |
| Charibatia (CT) | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Agrahat
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,520
- 4,386 male · 4,134 female
- Households
- 1,715
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.2%
- above Tangi Choudwar block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 943
- below Tangi Choudwar block's villages (956)
- Children aged 0–6
- 891
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,617
- 30.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,597 (18.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 673 (7.9%)
What the 2,617 workers did
- Cultivators431 (16.5%)
- Agricultural labourers142 (5.4%)
- Household industry62 (2.4%)
- Other work1,358 (51.9%)
- Marginal workers624 (23.8%)
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 Agrahat
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 12 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump5 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Tangi Choudwar block
- Badasamantarapur
- Banipada
- Bhatimunda
- Bramhapur
- Garudagaon
- Govindapur
- Harianta
- Indranipatna
- Jaripada
- Kakhadi
- Kanheipur
- Karanji
- Kayalpada
- Kotasahi
- Magura Dhanmandal
- Mahisalanda
- Mangarajpur
- Nakhara
- Napanga
- Safa
- Salagaon
- Sankarpur
- Uchapada
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