Gram panchayat · Gumma block · Gajapati
Ajayagada gram panchayat
Ajayagada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gumma block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,525 people in 708 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,525
- Literacy
- 46.3%
- Area
- 52.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117458
Villages of Ajayagada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantalada | 168 | 934 | 45.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Tibisingi | 164 | 743 | 32.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Ajayagada | 128 | 627 | 84.4% | 0% | 5% |
| Rudhei | 79 | 386 | 32.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Talimba | 64 | 304 | 36.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Jangtar | 59 | 283 | 34.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Barusingi | 46 | 248 | 36.5% | 0% | 100% |
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 Ajayagada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,525
- 1,610 male · 1,915 female
- Households
- 708
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.3%
- about the same as Gumma block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,189
- above Gumma block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 563
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,750
- 49.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 0 (0.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,914 (82.7%)
What the 1,750 workers did
- Cultivators79 (4.5%)
- Agricultural labourers437 (25.0%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work77 (4.4%)
- Marginal workers1,157 (66.1%)
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 Ajayagada
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 52 km², 11% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school6 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre2 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Gumma block
- Badakalakote
- Baijhal
- Bhubani
- Brushava
- Dumbada
- Gaiba
- Gumma
- Jeeba
- Jhami
- Kujasingi
- Munisingi
- Namangada
- Porida
- Ragidi
- Serango
- Tarangada
- Tarava
- Tumula
- Ukhara
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ajayagada? Share it with us.