Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Chasa Nimakhandi gram panchayat
Chasa Nimakhandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 4,878 people in 1,137 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 4,878
- Literacy
- 61.9%
- Area
- 21.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117731
Villages of Chasa Nimakhandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasanimakhandi | 287 | 1,368 | 69.8% | 22% | 0% |
| Sindhaba | 232 | 1,112 | 62.1% | 16% | 1% |
| Palajhadi | 191 | 721 | 54.8% | 8% | 0% |
| Podabadi | 117 | 482 | 73.3% | 0% | 34% |
| Syamsundarapurpalli | 114 | 398 | 41.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Talapada | 75 | 303 | 57.0% | 0% | 97% |
| Sourapahada | 58 | 249 | 73.6% | 0% | 12% |
| Mathura | 28 | 112 | 45.2% | 16% | 0% |
| Badapada | 23 | 95 | 46.3% | 0% | 94% |
| Bhimapurpalli | 12 | 38 | 28.1% | 0% | 61% |
| Tentuli khuntiuninhabited | 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 Chasa Nimakhandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,878
- 2,488 male · 2,390 female
- Households
- 1,137
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.9%
- about the same as Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 961
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 646
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,454
- 50.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 561 (11.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,013 (20.8%)
What the 2,454 workers did
- Cultivators431 (17.6%)
- Agricultural labourers426 (17.4%)
- Household industry34 (1.4%)
- Other work327 (13.3%)
- Marginal workers1,236 (50.4%)
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 Chasa Nimakhandi
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 22 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 10
- Middle school1 of 10
- Secondary school0 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre8 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump9 of 10
- Electricity for homes9 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Pulses (10).
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
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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