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Uppalada. gram panchayat

Uppalada. is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gosani block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,986 people in 1,218 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
4,986
Literacy
58.1%
Area
23.8 km²
LGD code
117457

Villages of Uppalada.

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Uppalada5032,00362.2%24%1%
Rajasitapur3491,36459.2%29%2%
Patikota20880543.6%12%14%
Chandanakhala13455642.1%28%16%
Meturu2425894.8%3%1%

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 Uppalada.

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,986
2,516 male · 2,470 female
Households
1,218
about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
58.1%
above Gosani block's villages (55.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
982
below Gosani block's villages (1,035)
Children aged 0–6
556
11.2% of residents
Workers
2,568
51.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,124 (22.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
253 (5.1%)

What the 2,568 workers did

  • Cultivators187 (7.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers727 (28.3%)
  • Household industry45 (1.8%)
  • Other work376 (14.6%)
  • Marginal workers1,233 (48.0%)

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 Uppalada.

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 5 villages cover 24 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 5
  • Middle school3 of 5
  • Secondary school1 of 5
  • Senior secondary school1 of 5
  • Degree college1 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre1 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump4 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road1 of 5
  • Public bus3 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office3 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
  • Weekly haat1 of 5
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (2), Sun Flower (2), Paddy (2), Ground Nut (1), Black Berry (1), Sunflower (1), Sugarcane (1), Sugar Cane (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

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