Gram panchayat · Surada block · Ganjam
Ekalapur gram panchayat
Ekalapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Surada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,236 people in 1,070 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 5,236
- Literacy
- 64.1%
- Area
- 14.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118023
Villages of Ekalapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekalapur | 386 | 1,974 | 71.7% | 40% | 0% |
| Lokamari | 293 | 1,411 | 62.1% | 25% | 1% |
| Kusunagadia | 185 | 851 | 58.9% | 35% | 0% |
| Binjhagiri | 131 | 611 | 58.8% | 39% | 0% |
| Chandrapur | 31 | 179 | 66.0% | 3% | 0% |
| Haripur | 25 | 154 | 26.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Kaithapalli | 15 | 47 | 73.8% | 100% | 0% |
| Nuagam | 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kandhabinjhagiriuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kusapalliuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Lakshmipuruninhabited | 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 Ekalapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,236
- 2,699 male · 2,537 female
- Households
- 1,070
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.1%
- above Surada block's villages (59.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 940
- below Surada block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 638
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,537
- 48.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,735 (33.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 172 (3.3%)
What the 2,537 workers did
- Cultivators436 (17.2%)
- Agricultural labourers63 (2.5%)
- Household industry27 (1.1%)
- Other work349 (13.8%)
- Marginal workers1,662 (65.5%)
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 Ekalapur
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 14 km², 5% of it sown with crops and 23% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes5 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Vegetables (3), Ragi (2), Pulses (1), Arhar (1), Ginger (1), Mustard (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 Surada block
- Amurutulu
- Asurabandha
- Bada Badangi
- Badagada
- Badagochha
- Bhagabanpur
- Borada
- Borasingi
- Gangapur
- Gazalabadi
- Genja
- Gochha
- Gopalapur Sasan
- Gouda Gotha
- Hinjalakuda
- Hukuma
- Kulangi
- Lathipada
- Merrikota
- Nuagada
- Palkatu
- Raibandha
- Sarabadi
- Sidhapur
- Suramani
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