Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Kusapada gram panchayat
Kusapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,229 people in 977 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,229
- Literacy
- 62.6%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117741
Villages of Kusapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusapada | 425 | 1,962 | 58.0% | 7% | 0% |
| Kedarapur | 204 | 880 | 74.5% | 10% | 0% |
| Patanda | 221 | 861 | 62.7% | 3% | 0% |
| Khaspasamantarapur | 127 | 526 | 59.3% | 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 Kusapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,229
- 2,084 male · 2,145 female
- Households
- 977
- 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
- 520
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,881
- 44.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 245 (5.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,881 workers did
- Cultivators370 (19.7%)
- Agricultural labourers326 (17.3%)
- Household industry23 (1.2%)
- Other work197 (10.5%)
- Marginal workers965 (51.3%)
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 Kusapada
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 4 villages cover 8 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 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 road4 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
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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