Gram panchayat · Gumma block · Gajapati
Porida gram panchayat
Porida is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gumma block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,460 people in 957 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,460
- Literacy
- 50.4%
- Area
- 64.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117470
Villages of Porida
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parida | 326 | 1,682 | 55.9% | 0% | 58% |
| Tamarada | 158 | 683 | 60.1% | 8% | 61% |
| Aranda | 110 | 529 | 56.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Adamaguda | 95 | 445 | 32.2% | 39% | 59% |
| Loba | 92 | 402 | 51.8% | 2% | 84% |
| Bapunibudi | 96 | 371 | 34.6% | 40% | 55% |
| Bhallery | 80 | 348 | 33.0% | 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 Porida
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,460
- 2,214 male · 2,246 female
- Households
- 957
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 50.4%
- above Gumma block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,014
- below Gumma block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 646
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,034
- 45.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 386 (8.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,077 (69.0%)
What the 2,034 workers did
- Cultivators193 (9.5%)
- Agricultural labourers699 (34.4%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work133 (6.5%)
- Marginal workers1,007 (49.5%)
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 Porida
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 64 km², 17% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school0 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump5 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 0
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Ragi (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 Gumma block
- Ajayagada
- Badakalakote
- Baijhal
- Bhubani
- Brushava
- Dumbada
- Gaiba
- Gumma
- Jeeba
- Jhami
- Kujasingi
- Munisingi
- Namangada
- Ragidi
- Serango
- Tarangada
- Tarava
- Tumula
- Ukhara
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