Gram panchayat · Sanakhemundi block · Ganjam
Gangapur gram panchayat
Gangapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sanakhemundi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,040 people in 1,035 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,040
- Literacy
- 61.0%
- Area
- 12.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117979
Villages of Gangapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narasingagada | 371 | 1,763 | 65.7% | 13% | 0% |
| Gangapur | 339 | 1,731 | 64.3% | 5% | 0% |
| Bhimanagar | 129 | 652 | 42.6% | 5% | 74% |
| Jayapur | 55 | 337 | 65.4% | 61% | 34% |
| Pipiliguda | 70 | 276 | 56.4% | 38% | 0% |
| Dutiyadhepaguda | 43 | 180 | 50.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Dhepaguda | 28 | 101 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Mahulapadauninhabited | 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 Gangapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,040
- 2,500 male · 2,540 female
- Households
- 1,035
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.0%
- below Sanakhemundi block's villages (63.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- above Sanakhemundi block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 693
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,563
- 50.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 664 (13.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 881 (17.5%)
What the 2,563 workers did
- Cultivators203 (7.9%)
- Agricultural labourers894 (34.9%)
- Household industry17 (0.7%)
- Other work223 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers1,226 (47.8%)
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 Gangapur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 13 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Sanakhemundi block
- Adapada
- Ambagam
- Chanamari
- Chudangapur
- Dayanidhipur
- Dengadi
- Erandra
- Goutami
- Jura
- Kalarapadar
- Kanakarada
- Kansamari
- Kauddia
- Khallanngi
- Moulabhanja
- Padamari
- Padmapur
- Patiguda
- Pattapur
- Radhadeipur
- Ramachandrapur
- Sahapur
- Satapentha Gopalpuir
- Singipur
- Taptapani Govindapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gangapur? Share it with us.