Gram panchayat · Bellaguntha block · Ganjam
Gobara gram panchayat
Gobara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bellaguntha block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,710 people in 1,454 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,710
- Literacy
- 80.4%
- Area
- 9 km²
- LGD code
- 117622
Villages of Gobara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dengapadar | 475 | 2,151 | 79.0% | 30% | 0% |
| Gobara | 438 | 2,145 | 78.5% | 20% | 1% |
| Basudebpur | 327 | 1,446 | 83.4% | 16% | 1% |
| Biripur | 138 | 621 | 87.3% | 1% | 0% |
| Maraipatta | 76 | 347 | 74.2% | 24% | 1% |
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 Gobara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,710
- 3,280 male · 3,430 female
- Households
- 1,454
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.4%
- above Bellaguntha block's villages (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,046
- above Bellaguntha block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 737
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,572
- 38.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,402 (20.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 23 (0.3%)
What the 2,572 workers did
- Cultivators381 (14.8%)
- Agricultural labourers434 (16.9%)
- Household industry101 (3.9%)
- Other work733 (28.5%)
- Marginal workers923 (35.9%)
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 Gobara
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 9 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school4 of 5
- Senior secondary school2 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 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 bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 9
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Bellaguntha block
- Ambapua
- Badaborasingi
- Badapada
- Banka
- Benipalli
- Dhumachai
- G.nuagam
- Gangapur
- 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 Gobara? Share it with us.