Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Phasiguda gram panchayat
Phasiguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 8,118 people in 1,706 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 8,118
- Literacy
- 61.3%
- Area
- 11 km²
- LGD code
- 117744
Villages of Phasiguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phasiguda | 665 | 3,172 | 57.3% | 18% | 0% |
| Jakameri Palli | 250 | 1,251 | 60.4% | 21% | 0% |
| Bangarada | 266 | 1,230 | 56.7% | 32% | 0% |
| Jalameripalli | 249 | 1,149 | 65.7% | 21% | 0% |
| Tundura | 172 | 804 | 83.5% | 2% | 0% |
| Dherendi | 104 | 512 | 55.5% | 24% | 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 Phasiguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,118
- 4,117 male · 4,001 female
- Households
- 1,706
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.3%
- below Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 972
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,089
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 4,387
- 54.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,612 (19.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 4,387 workers did
- Cultivators894 (20.4%)
- Agricultural labourers543 (12.4%)
- Household industry99 (2.3%)
- Other work580 (13.2%)
- Marginal workers2,271 (51.8%)
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 Phasiguda
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 11 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Sugarcane (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
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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