Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Gajapati
Ameda gram panchayat
Ameda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 2,106 people in 449 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 2,106
- Literacy
- 41.5%
- Area
- 28.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275062
Villages of Ameda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajal | 152 | 801 | 42.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Taramalasing | 82 | 290 | 18.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Gayaljuba | 54 | 269 | 18.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Ameda | 46 | 213 | 75.3% | 0% | 96% |
| Raiguma | 44 | 200 | 50.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Dambasahi | 25 | 142 | 39.4% | 1% | 99% |
| Patilada | 31 | 138 | 62.1% | 1% | 99% |
| Pingadasahi | 15 | 53 | 37.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Kintesahi | 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 Ameda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,106
- 1,008 male · 1,098 female
- Households
- 449
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.5%
- below Rayagada block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,089
- about the same as Rayagada block's villages (1,084)
- Children aged 0–6
- 407
- 19.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,150
- 54.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3 (0.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,090 (99.2%)
What the 1,150 workers did
- Cultivators148 (12.9%)
- Agricultural labourers645 (56.1%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work21 (1.8%)
- Marginal workers336 (29.2%)
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 Ameda
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 9 villages cover 28 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump6 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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
- Dambala
- Engarsingi
- Gandahati
- Gangabada
- Jalango
- Jeerango
- Karadasingi
- Kerandi
- Koinpur
- Kumulsing
- Lailai
- Laxmipur
- Loba
- Marlaba
- Narayanpur
- Putara
- Rayagada
- S.karadasingi
- Sanatundi
- Talamunda
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