Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Choudhry Tikarapada gram panchayat
Choudhry Tikarapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,561 people in 669 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,561
- Literacy
- 57.8%
- Area
- 4.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117732
Villages of Choudhry Tikarapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choudhuritikarapada | 487 | 2,590 | 55.4% | 9% | 0% |
| Bajragumma | 135 | 657 | 55.1% | 14% | 0% |
| Dhepapentha | 47 | 314 | 84.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Gadeipur Sasanuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gajapatipatanauninhabited | 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 Choudhry Tikarapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,561
- 1,808 male · 1,753 female
- Households
- 669
- about 5.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.8%
- below Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 432
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,234
- 62.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 311 (8.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6 (0.2%)
What the 2,234 workers did
- Cultivators729 (32.6%)
- Agricultural labourers217 (9.7%)
- Household industry15 (0.7%)
- Other work81 (3.6%)
- Marginal workers1,192 (53.4%)
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 Choudhry Tikarapada
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 5 villages cover 5 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 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) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3).
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
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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