Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Kaithada gram panchayat
Kaithada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 6,820 people in 1,572 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 6,820
- Literacy
- 62.6%
- Area
- 17.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117737
Villages of Kaithada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odasinga | 413 | 1,687 | 52.0% | 13% | 0% |
| Guhalapur | 217 | 968 | 64.6% | 26% | 0% |
| Dwargam | 196 | 872 | 65.2% | 13% | 0% |
| Kalyanpur | 186 | 842 | 66.6% | 18% | 0% |
| Koithada | 162 | 707 | 63.4% | 5% | 0% |
| Gunthapada | 112 | 505 | 72.9% | 10% | 0% |
| Biralaxminarayanpur alias Pandarapada | 96 | 422 | 74.4% | 18% | 0% |
| Magurapada | 85 | 339 | 69.3% | 21% | 0% |
| Jaganathapur | 50 | 234 | 58.9% | 43% | 45% |
| Jhatipatia | 44 | 182 | 45.2% | 43% | 21% |
| Krushnachandrapur | 11 | 62 | 85.2% | 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 Kaithada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,820
- 3,361 male · 3,459 female
- Households
- 1,572
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.6%
- about the same as Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,029
- above Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 847
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,965
- 58.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,136 (16.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 146 (2.1%)
What the 3,965 workers did
- Cultivators671 (16.9%)
- Agricultural labourers559 (14.1%)
- Household industry66 (1.7%)
- Other work362 (9.1%)
- Marginal workers2,307 (58.2%)
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 Kaithada
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 18 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school6 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Pulses (11).
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
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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