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Gram panchayat · Parjang block · Dhenkanal

Chandpur gram panchayat

Chandpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Parjang block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,254 people in 1,682 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Parjanga assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
8
Population (2011)
7,254
Literacy
75.2%
Area
15.1 km²
LGD code
117416

Villages of Chandpur

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Chandanpur4982,59875.0%38%0%
Chandapur4141,65075.1%24%5%
Batasinga3791,55077.4%43%0%
Siarimalia15858868.0%10%0%
Soratanali7836276.2%0%0%
Tulasipasi10334487.0%49%0%
Tarahata5216257.0%75%0%
Nuanai00–––

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 Chandpur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,254
3,580 male · 3,674 female
Households
1,682
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
75.2%
below Parjang block's villages (77.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,026
above Parjang block's villages (965)
Children aged 0–6
912
12.6% of residents
Workers
2,599
35.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
2,406 (33.2%)
Scheduled Tribes
77 (1.1%)

What the 2,599 workers did

  • Cultivators563 (21.7%)
  • Agricultural labourers441 (17.0%)
  • Household industry22 (0.8%)
  • Other work596 (22.9%)
  • Marginal workers977 (37.6%)

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 Chandpur

How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 15 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 6
  • Middle school3 of 6
  • Secondary school1 of 6
  • Senior secondary school0 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre1 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump6 of 6
  • Electricity for homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 6
  • Public bus0 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop5 of 6
  • Weekly haat0 of 6
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Black Gram (6).

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 Parjang block

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