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Gram panchayat · Surada block · Ganjam

Borada gram panchayat

Borada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Surada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,660 people in 979 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
4,660
Literacy
59.2%
Area
9.1 km²
LGD code
118021

Villages of Borada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Hatikhal2211,12656.9%38%1%
Borada20489164.2%15%0%
Khariguda13364856.2%35%0%
Gadachikili11960357.4%26%0%
Kandhaborada11550353.3%68%31%
Gokulapur9547571.5%12%0%
Dhanapur9241454.4%6%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 Borada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,660
2,305 male · 2,355 female
Households
979
about 4.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
59.2%
about the same as Surada block's villages (59.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,022
above Surada block's villages (989)
Children aged 0–6
674
14.5% of residents
Workers
2,275
48.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,368 (29.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
163 (3.5%)

What the 2,275 workers did

  • Cultivators771 (33.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers83 (3.6%)
  • Household industry10 (0.4%)
  • Other work318 (14.0%)
  • Marginal workers1,093 (48.0%)

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 Borada

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 7 villages cover 9 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 7
  • Middle school3 of 7
  • Secondary school1 of 7
  • Senior secondary school0 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre0 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes7 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 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
7
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (7), 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 Surada block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Borada? Share it with us.