Gram panchayat · Bellaguntha block · Ganjam
Ambapua gram panchayat
Ambapua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bellaguntha block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,933 people in 1,470 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,933
- Literacy
- 71.8%
- Area
- 23.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117615
Villages of Ambapua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boripadar | 365 | 1,709 | 74.1% | 13% | 0% |
| Ambapua | 384 | 1,667 | 74.9% | 27% | 0% |
| Tikarapada | 319 | 1,629 | 71.5% | 8% | 2% |
| Bajragada | 131 | 672 | 51.4% | 60% | 0% |
| Patharapalli | 135 | 657 | 88.7% | 28% | 0% |
| Chadhiapalli | 136 | 599 | 61.0% | 16% | 10% |
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 Ambapua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,933
- 3,344 male · 3,589 female
- Households
- 1,470
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.8%
- below Bellaguntha block's villages (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,073
- above Bellaguntha block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 868
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,230
- 46.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,481 (21.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 87 (1.3%)
What the 3,230 workers did
- Cultivators555 (17.2%)
- Agricultural labourers151 (4.7%)
- Household industry64 (2.0%)
- Other work732 (22.7%)
- Marginal workers1,728 (53.5%)
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 Ambapua
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 24 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (1), Ragi (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 Bellaguntha block
- Badaborasingi
- Badapada
- Banka
- Benipalli
- Dhumachai
- G.nuagam
- Gangapur
- Gobara
- Inginathi
- Khairaputi
- Kshatriyabarapur
- Mangalpur
- Natanga
- Pailipada
- Sasan
- Tanarada
- Udra
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ambapua? Share it with us.