Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Gajapati
Gandahati gram panchayat
Gandahati is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 5,261 people in 1,229 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 5,261
- Literacy
- 46.5%
- Area
- 58.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117549
Villages of Gandahati
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandahati | 448 | 1,773 | 63.5% | 15% | 18% |
| Gadasingi | 127 | 538 | 50.2% | 27% | 18% |
| Chanchadasahi | 101 | 454 | 39.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Tamtara | 103 | 449 | 4.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Adagaon | 84 | 419 | 16.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Vidada | 87 | 350 | 45.1% | 0% | 65% |
| Laupur | 51 | 253 | 73.4% | 0% | 94% |
| Talamunda | 54 | 217 | 33.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Bangada | 42 | 201 | 30.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Muligumma | 44 | 184 | 65.7% | 0% | 97% |
| Latigam | 34 | 155 | 45.7% | 0% | 97% |
| Buluda | 21 | 114 | 23.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Kinchilingi | 16 | 75 | 41.8% | 55% | 45% |
| Kuisingi | 13 | 63 | 39.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Sauragadasinga | 4 | 16 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gothai | 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 Gandahati
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,261
- 2,528 male · 2,733 female
- Households
- 1,229
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.5%
- about the same as Rayagada block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,081
- about the same as Rayagada block's villages (1,084)
- Children aged 0–6
- 741
- 14.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,074
- 58.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 444 (8.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,180 (60.4%)
What the 3,074 workers did
- Cultivators271 (8.8%)
- Agricultural labourers1,562 (50.8%)
- Household industry10 (0.3%)
- Other work184 (6.0%)
- Marginal workers1,047 (34.1%)
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 Gandahati
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 58 km², 29% of it sown with crops and 26% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 15
- Middle school3 of 15
- Secondary school2 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 15
- Health sub-centre0 of 15
- Anganwadi centre11 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump13 of 15
- Electricity for homes8 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 15
- Public bus3 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 15
- Weekly haat1 of 15
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Til (12), Cashew (5).
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 Rayagada block
- Ameda
- Dambala
- Engarsingi
- Gangabada
- Jalango
- Jeerango
- Karadasingi
- Kerandi
- Koinpur
- Kumulsing
- Lailai
- Laxmipur
- Loba
- Marlaba
- Narayanpur
- Putara
- Rayagada
- S.karadasingi
- Sanatundi
- Talamunda
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