Gram panchayat · Gosani block · Gajapati
Kantragada gram panchayat
Kantragada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gosani block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 2,349 people in 630 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 2,349
- Literacy
- 52.6%
- Area
- 20.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117446
Villages of Kantragada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariba | 241 | 866 | 49.1% | 36% | 0% |
| Kantragada | 231 | 819 | 57.5% | 15% | 1% |
| Adasingi | 77 | 330 | 50.5% | 11% | 82% |
| Jakarabandha | 37 | 168 | 48.3% | 57% | 40% |
| Landahati | 44 | 166 | 55.6% | 63% | 34% |
| Gokarnapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jamadeipur | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Kantragada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,349
- 1,124 male · 1,225 female
- Households
- 630
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 52.6%
- below Gosani block's villages (55.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,090
- above Gosani block's villages (1,035)
- Children aged 0–6
- 255
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,457
- 62.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 666 (28.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 408 (17.4%)
What the 1,457 workers did
- Cultivators90 (6.2%)
- Agricultural labourers319 (21.9%)
- Household industry8 (0.5%)
- Other work170 (11.7%)
- Marginal workers870 (59.7%)
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 Kantragada
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 6 villages cover 21 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 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 road1 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Sugarcane (3), Sunflower (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 Gosani block
- Agarakhandi
- Badagosani
- Badakathuru
- Bagasola
- Bhusukudi
- Bomika
- Garabandha
- Ghorani
- Gurandi
- Katalakaitha
- Kerandi
- Kharasandha
- Labanyagada
- Machamara
- Madhusudanpur
- Rampa
- Saradhapur
- Sobara .
- Tatipetti
- Uppalada.
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