Gram panchayat · Patrapur block · Ganjam
Ambapur gram panchayat
Ambapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Patrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 3,852 people in 914 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chikiti assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 3,852
- Literacy
- 65.9%
- Area
- 9.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117874
Villages of Ambapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khandadeuli | 212 | 983 | 64.4% | 13% | 0% |
| Ambapur | 185 | 769 | 69.1% | 11% | 0% |
| Mahadeipur | 110 | 483 | 69.1% | 28% | 0% |
| Narasinghapur | 93 | 351 | 70.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Bijayapur | 76 | 325 | 72.7% | 17% | 0% |
| Somanathapur | 90 | 316 | 66.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Kandhabijayapur | 29 | 144 | 65.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Damodarpalli | 28 | 140 | 61.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Banamalipur | 30 | 115 | 74.3% | 19% | 3% |
| Manikapur | 22 | 88 | 54.4% | 0% | 90% |
| Chadheigan | 22 | 70 | 41.4% | 0% | 96% |
| Thalibada | 17 | 68 | 0.0% | 0% | 99% |
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 Ambapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,852
- 1,855 male · 1,997 female
- Households
- 914
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.9%
- above Patrapur block's villages (57.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,077
- above Patrapur block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 493
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,182
- 56.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 433 (11.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 360 (9.3%)
What the 2,182 workers did
- Cultivators404 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers456 (20.9%)
- Household industry19 (0.9%)
- Other work254 (11.6%)
- Marginal workers1,049 (48.1%)
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 Ambapur
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 9 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 12
- Middle school1 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre0 of 12
- Anganwadi centre9 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump11 of 12
- Electricity for homes11 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 12
- Public bus1 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Pulses (9), Biri (3), Moong (1), Ragi (1).
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 Patrapur block
- Ankuli
- Badapur
- Baranga
- Brahman Nuagam
- Burutala
- Gudipadar
- Gundara
- Jaradagada
- Jayantipur
- Kesaripada
- Khariaguda
- Kharinipada
- Khhamarigam
- Mandarada
- Padadigi
- Patrapur
- Samantarapur
- Samantiapalli
- Surangigada
- Tandipur
- Tumbagada
- Turubudi
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