Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Tankachai gram panchayat
Tankachai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,194 people in 1,400 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,194
- Literacy
- 70.8%
- Area
- 12 km²
- LGD code
- 117948
Villages of Tankachai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahachhai | 423 | 1,739 | 65.5% | 32% | 0% |
| Ambilapalli | 345 | 1,558 | 82.9% | 25% | 0% |
| Jhadabandha | 217 | 1,169 | 78.8% | 25% | 0% |
| Gunduribadi | 216 | 960 | 61.9% | 42% | 0% |
| Tankachhai | 199 | 768 | 57.8% | 18% | 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 Tankachai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,194
- 3,029 male · 3,165 female
- Households
- 1,400
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.8%
- above Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,045
- above Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 818
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,843
- 45.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,763 (28.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,843 workers did
- Cultivators1,060 (37.3%)
- Agricultural labourers207 (7.3%)
- Household industry14 (0.5%)
- Other work213 (7.5%)
- Marginal workers1,349 (47.4%)
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 Tankachai
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 12 km², 52% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 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) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Gram (3), Blackgram (2), Ground Nuts (1), Groundnut (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
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
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