Gram panchayat · R.udayagiri block · Gajapati
Chellagada gram panchayat
Chellagada is a gram panchayat (village council) in R.udayagiri block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,273 people in 787 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mohana assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,273
- Literacy
- 57.5%
- Area
- 24 km²
- LGD code
- 117537
Villages of Chellagada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelagada | 285 | 1,668 | 77.1% | 1% | 50% |
| Gadara | 133 | 631 | 45.1% | 0% | 97% |
| Kanikipadar | 74 | 422 | 23.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Rupasingi | 48 | 334 | 58.5% | 1% | 98% |
| Kristnapur | 60 | 256 | 51.0% | 0% | 8% |
| Ghatisahi | 44 | 232 | 37.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Purunadiha | 38 | 221 | 31.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Anjaraba | 36 | 184 | 57.3% | 0% | 82% |
| Gangapur | 37 | 177 | 56.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Balisahi | 31 | 139 | 57.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ratanga | 1 | 9 | 16.7% | 0% | 100% |
| J.b.-13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jungle Block-18 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Chellagada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,273
- 2,101 male · 2,172 female
- Households
- 787
- about 5.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.5%
- above R.udayagiri block's villages (48.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,034
- about the same as R.udayagiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 671
- 15.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,301
- 53.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 20 (0.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,145 (73.6%)
What the 2,301 workers did
- Cultivators303 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers322 (14.0%)
- Household industry1 (0.0%)
- Other work146 (6.3%)
- Marginal workers1,529 (66.4%)
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 Chellagada
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 24 km², 15% of it sown with crops and 20% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school2 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre10 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump8 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 11
- Public bus1 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Maize (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 R.udayagiri block
- Abarsing
- Anagha
- Bastariguda
- Chelligada
- Dabaraguda
- Mahendragada
- Mangarajpur
- Parisala
- Purunapani
- R.udayagiri
- Ramagiri
- Randiva
- Sabarapalli
- Sialilati
- Subalada
- Tabarsingi
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