Gram panchayat · Polosara block · Ganjam
Gochabadi gram panchayat
Gochabadi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Polosara block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,156 people in 888 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Polasara assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,156
- Literacy
- 59.1%
- Area
- 24.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117907
Villages of Gochabadi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gochhabadi | 503 | 2,379 | 62.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Jokabandha | 198 | 915 | 58.3% | 50% | 4% |
| Badamalabhaliamala | 60 | 321 | 21.7% | 12% | 86% |
| Nuapalli | 40 | 171 | 80.9% | 92% | 1% |
| Chenga | 31 | 134 | 80.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Khumula | 26 | 107 | 48.9% | 64% | 36% |
| Kumbhirakhani | 9 | 41 | 64.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Kendubadi | 8 | 36 | 81.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Nutanaratneipalli | 8 | 27 | 20.8% | 0% | 70% |
| Rugudipalli | 5 | 25 | 30.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Borasingiuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gambhariauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Ratanikondhilluninhabited | 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 Gochabadi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,156
- 2,145 male · 2,011 female
- Households
- 888
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.1%
- below Polosara block's villages (69.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 938
- below Polosara block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 614
- 14.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,015
- 48.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,062 (25.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 598 (14.4%)
What the 2,015 workers did
- Cultivators585 (29.0%)
- Agricultural labourers378 (18.8%)
- Household industry35 (1.7%)
- Other work367 (18.2%)
- Marginal workers650 (32.3%)
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 Gochabadi
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 25 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 10
- Middle school3 of 10
- Secondary school2 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre3 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes9 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Polosara block
- Badapankalabadi
- Balichai
- Banthapalli
- Bartani
- Bellagam
- Bhabarada
- Budhaisuni
- Chirikipada Sasan
- Dhumkapada
- Ghodapalana
- Hatiota
- J.dengapadar
- Jakar
- Kalamba
- Kanachai
- Kendubadi
- Khanduru
- Madhupalli
- Mala-tentulia
- Mandar
- Mathura
- Nimina
- Pandiripada
- Rumagada
- Sodaka
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