Gram panchayat · Tangi Choudwar block · Cuttack
Nakhara gram panchayat
Nakhara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tangi Choudwar block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,698 people in 1,180 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Choudwar-Cuttack assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,698
- Literacy
- 85.3%
- Area
- 12 km²
- LGD code
- 117162
Villages of Nakhara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhara | 349 | 1,768 | 88.3% | 17% | 1% |
| Alarpur | 350 | 1,587 | 77.4% | 19% | 4% |
| Badachanchoo | 208 | 1,020 | 88.2% | 17% | 0% |
| Sanachancho | 140 | 721 | 87.6% | 21% | 0% |
| Garudgaon | 74 | 293 | 90.3% | 14% | 2% |
| Nirgundi | 40 | 228 | 91.3% | 7% | 0% |
| Athabatia | 19 | 81 | 83.3% | 10% | 10% |
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 Nakhara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,698
- 2,928 male · 2,770 female
- Households
- 1,180
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.3%
- above Tangi Choudwar block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 946
- below Tangi Choudwar block's villages (956)
- Children aged 0–6
- 573
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,863
- 32.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 984 (17.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 91 (1.6%)
What the 1,863 workers did
- Cultivators412 (22.1%)
- Agricultural labourers73 (3.9%)
- Household industry52 (2.8%)
- Other work926 (49.7%)
- Marginal workers400 (21.5%)
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 Nakhara
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 12 km², 46% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre4 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump4 of 7
- Electricity for homes5 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 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) shop6 of 7
- Weekly haat2 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 4
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Vegetables (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 Tangi Choudwar block
- Agrahat
- Badasamantarapur
- Banipada
- Bhatimunda
- Bramhapur
- Garudagaon
- Govindapur
- Harianta
- Indranipatna
- Jaripada
- Kakhadi
- Kanheipur
- Karanji
- Kayalpada
- Kotasahi
- Magura Dhanmandal
- Mahisalanda
- Mangarajpur
- Napanga
- Safa
- Salagaon
- Sankarpur
- Uchapada
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