Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Achuli gram panchayat
Achuli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,403 people in 970 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,403
- Literacy
- 65.6%
- Area
- 6 km²
- LGD code
- 117923
Villages of Achuli
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gothiali | 356 | 1,514 | 60.8% | 44% | 0% |
| Anchuli | 293 | 1,364 | 70.8% | 74% | 0% |
| Chadhiapalli | 163 | 835 | 78.7% | 15% | 1% |
| Mendhapalli | 78 | 350 | 50.3% | 37% | 0% |
| Hindulapalli | 80 | 340 | 47.2% | 76% | 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 Achuli
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,403
- 2,230 male · 2,173 female
- Households
- 970
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.6%
- about the same as Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- below Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 550
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,975
- 44.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,188 (49.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 8 (0.2%)
What the 1,975 workers did
- Cultivators458 (23.2%)
- Agricultural labourers551 (27.9%)
- Household industry45 (2.3%)
- Other work318 (16.1%)
- Marginal workers603 (30.5%)
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 Achuli
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 6 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 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 office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (4), Gram (1), Blackgram (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 Purushottampur block
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Badakharida
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Chungighai
- Ganga-dahani
- Handighar
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
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