Gram panchayat · Gosani block · Gajapati
Ghorani gram panchayat
Ghorani is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gosani block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 2,130 people in 507 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 2,130
- Literacy
- 51.3%
- Area
- 31.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117444
Villages of Ghorani
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghorani | 313 | 1,465 | 52.9% | 12% | 27% |
| Naraharipur | 65 | 205 | 54.4% | 6% | 0% |
| Kujuni | 33 | 125 | 58.0% | 46% | 0% |
| Kanayabhadra | 27 | 105 | 53.2% | 0% | 67% |
| Makhanapali | 23 | 93 | 17.3% | 100% | 0% |
| Damapur | 21 | 73 | 51.5% | 7% | 0% |
| Sadabatilaxmipur | 24 | 63 | 30.9% | 70% | 0% |
| Sudhaba | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Magada | 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 Ghorani
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,130
- 1,030 male · 1,100 female
- Households
- 507
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 51.3%
- below Gosani block's villages (55.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,068
- above Gosani block's villages (1,035)
- Children aged 0–6
- 222
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,136
- 53.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 394 (18.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 462 (21.7%)
What the 1,136 workers did
- Cultivators251 (22.1%)
- Agricultural labourers107 (9.4%)
- Household industry6 (0.5%)
- Other work152 (13.4%)
- Marginal workers620 (54.6%)
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 Ghorani
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 32 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school6 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 11
- Secondary schools
- 9
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Sugar Cane (6), Pulses (6), Sugarcane (1), Sunflower (1), Gram (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 Gosani block
- Agarakhandi
- Badagosani
- Badakathuru
- Bagasola
- Bhusukudi
- Bomika
- Garabandha
- Gurandi
- Kantragada
- Katalakaitha
- Kerandi
- Kharasandha
- Labanyagada
- Machamara
- Madhusudanpur
- Rampa
- Saradhapur
- Sobara .
- Tatipetti
- Uppalada.
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