Gram panchayat · Nuagada block · Gajapati
Keradang gram panchayat
Keradang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nuagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 2,721 people in 573 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mohana assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 2,721
- Literacy
- 57.8%
- Area
- 18.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117524
Villages of Keradang
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keredanga | 179 | 788 | 60.9% | 0% | 5% |
| Palapur | 125 | 603 | 42.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Rangamunda | 62 | 311 | 70.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Satara | 50 | 262 | 58.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Bailapadara | 42 | 240 | 79.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Termenda | 46 | 228 | 35.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Tabaraput | 41 | 178 | 51.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Kamalapur | 27 | 109 | 81.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Lakijhol | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 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 Keradang
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,721
- 1,349 male · 1,372 female
- Households
- 573
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.8%
- above Nuagada block's villages (49.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,017
- below Nuagada block's villages (1,053)
- Children aged 0–6
- 444
- 16.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,470
- 54.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3 (0.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,962 (72.1%)
What the 1,470 workers did
- Cultivators126 (8.6%)
- Agricultural labourers398 (27.1%)
- Household industry18 (1.2%)
- Other work443 (30.1%)
- Marginal workers485 (33.0%)
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 Keradang
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 19 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump6 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ragi (7), Maize (6), Pulses (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 Nuagada block
- Anuguru
- Attarasingi
- Badapada
- Betarsingi
- K.jhalrasing
- Khajuripada
- Kirama
- Luhangar
- Nuagada
- Paika Antarada
- Parimala
- Putrupada
- Sambalpur
- Sundardanga
- Tabarada
- Tangili
- Titisingi
- Udayapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Keradang? Share it with us.