Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Pandia gram panchayat
Pandia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,675 people in 1,020 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,675
- Literacy
- 70.3%
- Area
- 5.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117940
Villages of Pandia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandia | 1,020 | 4,675 | 70.3% | 31% | 0% |
| Pandarkhalliuninhabited | 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 Pandia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,675
- 2,276 male · 2,399 female
- Households
- 1,020
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.3%
- above Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,054
- above Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 550
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,831
- 39.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,444 (30.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 1,831 workers did
- Cultivators277 (15.1%)
- Agricultural labourers411 (22.4%)
- Household industry40 (2.2%)
- Other work417 (22.8%)
- Marginal workers686 (37.5%)
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 Pandia
How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 5 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school0 of 1
- Degree college0 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre0 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump1 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 1
- Public bus0 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat1 of 1
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1), Vegetables (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
- Achuli
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Badakharida
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Chungighai
- Ganga-dahani
- Handighar
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
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