Gram panchayat · Reamal block · Deogarh
Para gram panchayat
Para is a gram panchayat (village council) in Reamal block of Deogarh district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 3,819 people in 924 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Deogarh assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 3,819
- Literacy
- 74.5%
- Area
- 26.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117215
Villages of Para
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Para | 334 | 1,285 | 74.4% | 31% | 6% |
| Jarachhat | 199 | 852 | 70.2% | 19% | 7% |
| Luhurakote (Loharakot) | 142 | 625 | 75.4% | 32% | 0% |
| Jambumunda | 84 | 346 | 84.1% | 3% | 0% |
| Talabahal | 50 | 215 | 85.7% | 11% | 15% |
| Kankadajharan | 39 | 183 | 74.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Rutanali | 41 | 160 | 77.1% | 15% | 9% |
| Ambachua | 16 | 73 | 38.1% | 0% | 81% |
| Dhaurakhaman | 11 | 44 | 48.6% | 0% | 77% |
| Neteidhobani | 8 | 36 | 89.7% | 0% | 83% |
| Nuamunda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Talaranijharan | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Tamkiakhol | 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 Para
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,819
- 1,954 male · 1,865 female
- Households
- 924
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.5%
- above Reamal block's villages (72.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Reamal block's villages (972)
- Children aged 0–6
- 441
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,814
- 47.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 823 (21.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 302 (7.9%)
What the 1,814 workers did
- Cultivators369 (20.3%)
- Agricultural labourers118 (6.5%)
- Household industry85 (4.7%)
- Other work234 (12.9%)
- Marginal workers1,008 (55.6%)
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 Para
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 27 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 49% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 10
- Middle school4 of 10
- Secondary school2 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre8 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump8 of 10
- Electricity for homes8 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- 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 (10), Pulses (10), Biri (10).
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 Reamal block
- Adas
- Badchhapal
- Baghabar
- Balanda
- Budhapal
- Budido
- Chadheimara
- Gundiapali
- Kantabahal
- Karlaga
- Khilei
- Kolhabasa
- Kundheigola
- Lulang
- Malehipada
- Naulipada
- Nuadihi
- Nuapada
- Palsama
- Raitabahal
- Reamal
- Sodo
- Tabada
- Tarang
- Tentalabahal
- Tinkbir
- Tuhilmal
- Tungamal
- Utunia
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