Gram panchayat · R.udayagiri block · Gajapati
Chelligada gram panchayat
Chelligada is a gram panchayat (village council) in R.udayagiri block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 4,811 people in 988 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mohana assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 4,811
- Literacy
- 59.7%
- Area
- 13.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117538
Villages of Chelligada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelligada | 576 | 2,758 | 66.9% | 4% | 26% |
| Sailanga | 138 | 660 | 40.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Jalara(Talada) | 98 | 542 | 66.4% | 0% | 22% |
| Tiligan | 56 | 275 | 49.0% | 4% | 71% |
| Munisingi | 50 | 229 | 64.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kakili | 38 | 188 | 38.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Kulapathar | 17 | 85 | 20.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Patapani | 15 | 74 | 23.0% | 1% | 99% |
| Badaganda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| J.b-16 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| JungleBlock No-4 | 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 Chelligada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,811
- 2,438 male · 2,373 female
- Households
- 988
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.7%
- above R.udayagiri block's villages (48.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 973
- below R.udayagiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 588
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,528
- 52.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 115 (2.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,607 (33.4%)
What the 2,528 workers did
- Cultivators418 (16.5%)
- Agricultural labourers356 (14.1%)
- Household industry39 (1.5%)
- Other work307 (12.1%)
- Marginal workers1,408 (55.7%)
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 Chelligada
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 14 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump5 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus4 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Maize (5), 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 R.udayagiri block
- Abarsing
- Anagha
- Bastariguda
- Chellagada
- Dabaraguda
- Mahendragada
- Mangarajpur
- Parisala
- Purunapani
- R.udayagiri
- Ramagiri
- Randiva
- Sabarapalli
- Sialilati
- Subalada
- Tabarsingi
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