Gram panchayat · Odapada block · Dhenkanal
Gundicha Pada gram panchayat
Gundicha Pada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Odapada block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,687 people in 1,370 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hindol assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,687
- Literacy
- 85.4%
- Area
- 12.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117395
Villages of Gundicha Pada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundichapada | 346 | 1,490 | 87.0% | 4% | 11% |
| Besalia | 341 | 1,346 | 85.5% | 46% | 8% |
| Chhatia | 234 | 949 | 90.1% | 13% | 0% |
| Haripur | 237 | 938 | 81.3% | 7% | 13% |
| Dengabereni | 164 | 771 | 80.6% | 25% | 2% |
| Patta | 24 | 109 | 93.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Palsudha | 24 | 84 | 81.6% | 0% | 26% |
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 Gundicha Pada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,687
- 2,974 male · 2,713 female
- Households
- 1,370
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.4%
- above Odapada block's villages (81.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 912
- about the same as Odapada block's villages (907)
- Children aged 0–6
- 727
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,883
- 33.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,062 (18.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 435 (7.6%)
What the 1,883 workers did
- Cultivators213 (11.3%)
- Agricultural labourers78 (4.1%)
- Household industry144 (7.6%)
- Other work774 (41.1%)
- Marginal workers674 (35.8%)
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 Gundicha Pada
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, 22% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes5 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (7), Paddy (4), Vegetables (2).
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 Odapada block
- Badalo
- Balaram Prasad
- Balarampur
- Bangurisingha
- Bido
- Gadasila
- Ghatipiri
- Gobinda Prasad
- Gunadei
- Indipur
- Kalanga
- Kamalanga
- Kanda Bindha
- Kasiadihi
- Kharag Prasad
- Khuntajhari
- Kotam
- Kusupanga
- Mangalpur
- Motanga
- Nadhara
- Naya Bhagirathipur
- Nimidiha
- Odapada
- Sadasivapur
- Sibapur
- Siminai
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