Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Karapada gram panchayat
Karapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 6,071 people in 1,365 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 6,071
- Literacy
- 65.6%
- Area
- 15.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117739
Villages of Karapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karapada | 386 | 1,805 | 70.9% | 18% | 1% |
| Dekhali | 250 | 1,214 | 54.1% | 30% | 4% |
| Hatiadi | 175 | 773 | 54.1% | 35% | 0% |
| Balijodi | 179 | 752 | 76.4% | 22% | 0% |
| Chudangapur | 162 | 650 | 77.0% | 19% | 0% |
| Brundabanapalli | 88 | 373 | 59.2% | 10% | 48% |
| Jangama | 65 | 267 | 71.2% | 42% | 3% |
| Kotabadapalli | 32 | 130 | 50.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Nuabandhapalli | 28 | 107 | 64.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Khilapahada Laxminarayanpuruninhabited | 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 Karapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,071
- 3,054 male · 3,017 female
- Households
- 1,365
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.6%
- above Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 988
- about the same as Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 755
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,990
- 49.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,399 (23.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 502 (8.3%)
What the 2,990 workers did
- Cultivators350 (11.7%)
- Agricultural labourers439 (14.7%)
- Household industry32 (1.1%)
- Other work474 (15.9%)
- Marginal workers1,695 (56.7%)
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 Karapada
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 15 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school7 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus2 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 12
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (9).
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
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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