Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Usuma gram panchayat
Usuma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,778 people in 907 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,778
- Literacy
- 89.7%
- Area
- 5.6 km²
- LGD code
- 275440
Villages of Usuma
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usuma | 366 | 1,586 | 89.5% | 32% | 0% |
| Dharapur | 227 | 944 | 93.2% | 22% | 0% |
| Kaerpur | 120 | 495 | 85.1% | 62% | 0% |
| Salara | 118 | 462 | 87.0% | 7% | 0% |
| Raghunathpur | 76 | 291 | 91.1% | 11% | 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 Usuma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,778
- 1,948 male · 1,830 female
- Households
- 907
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.7%
- above Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 939
- about the same as Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 353
- 9.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,353
- 35.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,088 (28.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,353 workers did
- Cultivators382 (28.2%)
- Agricultural labourers350 (25.9%)
- Household industry24 (1.8%)
- Other work233 (17.2%)
- Marginal workers364 (26.9%)
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 Usuma
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 6 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5).
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 Mahanga block
- Anandapur
- Bajapura
- Barahipur
- Basudevpur
- Bhadreswar
- Bhaunria
- Bheda
- Chahapada
- Gokan
- Gopalpur
- Gotara
- Haladia
- Jaleswarpur
- Kaitha
- Koliatha
- Kuhunda
- Kundi
- Kurujanga
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mahanga
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
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