Gram panchayat · Chatrapur block · Ganjam
Laxmipur gram panchayat
Laxmipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chatrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,478 people in 1,164 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhatrapur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,478
- Literacy
- 68.2%
- Area
- 14.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117683
Villages of Laxmipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govindpur | 447 | 2,118 | 70.5% | 14% | 0% |
| Laxmipur | 419 | 1,935 | 66.8% | 13% | 0% |
| Nauli | 298 | 1,425 | 66.8% | 17% | 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 Laxmipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,478
- 2,715 male · 2,763 female
- Households
- 1,164
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.2%
- about the same as Chatrapur block's villages (68.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,018
- above Chatrapur block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 662
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,401
- 43.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 816 (14.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,401 workers did
- Cultivators512 (21.3%)
- Agricultural labourers361 (15.0%)
- Household industry33 (1.4%)
- Other work699 (29.1%)
- Marginal workers796 (33.2%)
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 Laxmipur
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 14 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ragi (3), Groundnut (2), Moong (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 Chatrapur block
- Agastinuagam
- Arjipalli
- Bada Madhapur
- Baulagam
- Bhikarpalli
- Bipulingi
- Chamakhandi
- Chikalakhandi
- Kalipalli
- Kanamana
- Mahandpur
- Narandrapur
- Podapadar
- Potalampur
- Sriramachandrapur
- Sundarpur
- Tangonapalli
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Laxmipur? Share it with us.