Gram panchayat · Bellaguntha block · Ganjam
Gangapur gram panchayat
Gangapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bellaguntha block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 7,927 people in 1,528 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 7,927
- Literacy
- 69.7%
- Area
- 13.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117621
Villages of Gangapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bori | 667 | 3,307 | 63.6% | 7% | 0% |
| Gangapur | 594 | 3,207 | 78.2% | 14% | 0% |
| Kumundi | 139 | 738 | 65.3% | 11% | 0% |
| Binjhagiri | 128 | 675 | 63.4% | 17% | 7% |
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 Gangapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,927
- 4,080 male · 3,847 female
- Households
- 1,528
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.7%
- below Bellaguntha block's villages (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 943
- below Bellaguntha block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 958
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,719
- 34.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 880 (11.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 44 (0.6%)
What the 2,719 workers did
- Cultivators755 (27.8%)
- Agricultural labourers97 (3.6%)
- Household industry26 (1.0%)
- Other work1,013 (37.3%)
- Marginal workers828 (30.5%)
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 Gangapur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 14 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school3 of 4
- Senior secondary school2 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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
- Ambapua
- Badaborasingi
- Badapada
- Banka
- Benipalli
- Dhumachai
- G.nuagam
- 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 Gangapur? Share it with us.