Gram panchayat · Aska block · Ganjam
Gunthapada gram panchayat
Gunthapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Aska block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,753 people in 1,237 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Aska assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,753
- Literacy
- 71.0%
- Area
- 10.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117579
Villages of Gunthapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunthapada | 826 | 3,822 | 73.0% | 8% | 0% |
| Khandabandha | 197 | 954 | 68.7% | 37% | 0% |
| Sumantapalli | 174 | 771 | 58.0% | 8% | 0% |
| Jaganathpursasan | 19 | 109 | 94.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Golabandapalli | 21 | 97 | 85.1% | 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 Gunthapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,753
- 2,811 male · 2,942 female
- Households
- 1,237
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.0%
- below Aska block's villages (74.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,047
- above Aska block's villages (1,006)
- Children aged 0–6
- 718
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,640
- 45.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 698 (12.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 101 (1.8%)
What the 2,640 workers did
- Cultivators298 (11.3%)
- Agricultural labourers87 (3.3%)
- Household industry14 (0.5%)
- Other work784 (29.7%)
- Marginal workers1,457 (55.2%)
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 Gunthapada
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 10 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school3 of 5
- Senior secondary school3 of 5
- Degree college3 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 7
- Degree colleges
- 5
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (2), Sugarcane (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 Aska block
- Allipur
- Babanpur
- Badakholi
- Balichai
- Balisira
- Bangarada
- Baragam
- Benapatta
- Bhetanai
- Chadhyapalli
- Debabhumi
- Gahangu
- Gangapur
- Haridapadar
- Jayapur
- Kalasandhapur
- Kamagada
- Kendupadar
- Khanda Deuli
- Kharia
- Mangalpur
- Munigadi
- Nalabanta
- Nimina
- Pandiapathara
- Sidhanai
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gunthapada? Share it with us.