Gram panchayat · Kabisuryanagar block · Ganjam
Gangapur gram panchayat
Gangapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kabisuryanagar block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,486 people in 1,429 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,486
- Literacy
- 70.1%
- Area
- 6.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117816
Villages of Gangapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badaagula | 600 | 2,464 | 68.5% | 10% | 0% |
| Gangapur | 379 | 1,886 | 67.3% | 40% | 0% |
| Pithapur | 207 | 1,071 | 79.6% | 1% | 0% |
| Pratapbirabalunkeswarpur | 143 | 577 | 73.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Raghunathpalli | 100 | 488 | 64.0% | 99% | 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 Gangapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,486
- 3,205 male · 3,281 female
- Households
- 1,429
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.1%
- below Kabisuryanagar block's villages (71.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,024
- above Kabisuryanagar block's villages (992)
- Children aged 0–6
- 739
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,009
- 46.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,502 (23.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 3,009 workers did
- Cultivators435 (14.5%)
- Agricultural labourers268 (8.9%)
- Household industry23 (0.8%)
- Other work262 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers2,021 (67.2%)
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 Gangapur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 7 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Black Gram (5), Greengram (5).
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 Kabisuryanagar block
- Ambapua
- Athagadapatna
- Badamahuri
- Baliasara
- Barida(A)
- Baunsia
- Bolasara
- Borasingi
- Budhamba
- Gudiali
- Jarada
- Kaniari
- Khajapalli
- Nandiagada
- Paikajamuna
- Rishipur
- Sialia
- Subalaya
- Sunapalli
- Sunarijhola
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gangapur? Share it with us.