Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Ankorada gram panchayat
Ankorada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,376 people in 917 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,376
- Literacy
- 65.6%
- Area
- 9 km²
- LGD code
- 117724
Villages of Ankorada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajapur | 374 | 1,746 | 66.6% | 32% | 0% |
| Ankorada | 272 | 1,304 | 68.6% | 34% | 0% |
| Chanchadapalli | 150 | 735 | 67.5% | 50% | 0% |
| Nabarangapur | 121 | 591 | 53.6% | 2% | 0% |
| Bhaktapadmanabhapuruninhabited | 0 | 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 Ankorada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,376
- 2,240 male · 2,136 female
- Households
- 917
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.6%
- above Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 486
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,994
- 45.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,377 (31.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,994 workers did
- Cultivators374 (18.8%)
- Agricultural labourers436 (21.9%)
- Household industry22 (1.1%)
- Other work148 (7.4%)
- Marginal workers1,014 (50.9%)
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 Ankorada
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 5 villages cover 9 km², 83% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school0 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 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 road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4), Kolatha (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 Digapahandi block
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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