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Gram panchayat · Rangeilunda block · Ganjam

Phulta gram panchayat

Phulta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rangeilunda block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,384 people in 1,488 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Gopalpur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
7,384
Literacy
68.4%
Area
22.8 km²
LGD code
117968

Villages of Phulta

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Fulta8584,50464.4%20%0%
Sanakhajuria3741,72274.7%6%0%
Burukudi2561,15874.1%1%0%
Khajuria00–––
Kostapetauninhabited00–––
Niladripalliuninhabited00–––

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 Phulta

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,384
3,772 male · 3,612 female
Households
1,488
about 5.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
68.4%
about the same as Rangeilunda block's villages (67.8%)
Females per 1,000 males
958
below Rangeilunda block's villages (994)
Children aged 0–6
762
10.3% of residents
Workers
3,353
45.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
982 (13.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
1 (0.0%)

What the 3,353 workers did

  • Cultivators530 (15.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers177 (5.3%)
  • Household industry48 (1.4%)
  • Other work1,061 (31.6%)
  • Marginal workers1,537 (45.8%)

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 Phulta

How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 23 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school3 of 3
  • Secondary school2 of 3
  • Senior secondary school0 of 3
  • Degree college0 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre1 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump3 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 3
  • Public bus0 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
  • Weekly haat1 of 3
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ragi (3), Vegetables (2).

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 Rangeilunda block

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