Gram panchayat · Surada block · Ganjam

Gazalabadi gram panchayat

Gazalabadi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Surada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 31 villages, home to 5,458 people in 1,235 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 31
Population (2011): 5,458
Literacy: 57.6%
Area: 25.4 km²
LGD code: 118024

Villages of Gazalabadi

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Nuagam	358	1,750	65.0%	22%	0%
Gazalbadi	286	1,063	69.9%	25%	31%
Gambhariguda	165	787	61.0%	13%	0%
Nahaganda	83	314	59.4%	23%	0%
Baimela	55	243	54.8%	6%	88%
Adipanka	44	218	38.6%	4%	96%
Minajadi	44	208	16.9%	0%	99%
Ramanabadi	45	187	69.3%	0%	50%
Jirakua	22	118	10.4%	0%	100%
Rubangi	23	105	58.0%	0%	100%
Pajibara	19	101	1.4%	0%	90%
Sinkulapadar	23	95	55.1%	0%	94%
Rahaganda	17	64	8.5%	0%	86%
Bajirima	13	55	0.0%	0%	100%
Khajuripalli	12	37	57.1%	59%	32%
Bangada	7	35	53.3%	0%	83%
Mankadakhari	10	33	13.8%	12%	82%
Budaguda	3	21	0.0%	0%	100%
Nakidima	4	14	0.0%	0%	100%
Dimabadi	1	5	60.0%	0%	60%
Ledda	1	5	50.0%	0%	100%
Ajuti	0	0	–	–	–
Dadangapanka	0	0	–	–	–
Gahamapankala	0	0	–	–	–
Katamanihill	0	0	–	–	–
Laudipadar	0	0	–	–	–
Panamaga	0	0	–	–	–
Patangihill	0	0	–	–	–
Sariketa	0	0	–	–	–
Satuluma	0	0	–	–	–
Sitama	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 Gazalabadi

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 5,458; 2,779 male · 2,679 female
Households: 1,235; about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 57.6%; below Surada block's villages (59.2%)
Females per 1,000 males: 964; below Surada block's villages (989)
Children aged 0–6: 802; 14.7% of residents
Workers: 2,687; 49.2% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 867 (15.9%)
Scheduled Tribes: 1,683 (30.8%)

What the 2,687 workers did

Cultivators344 (12.8%)
Agricultural labourers227 (8.4%)
Household industry39 (1.5%)
Other work237 (8.8%)
Marginal workers1,840 (68.5%)

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 Gazalabadi

How many of the 21 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 31 villages cover 25 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 58% forest.

Education

Primary school8 of 21
Middle school2 of 21
Secondary school1 of 21
Senior secondary school0 of 21
Degree college0 of 21

Health

Primary health centre0 of 21
Health sub-centre1 of 21
Anganwadi centre7 of 21

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 21
Hand pump17 of 21
Electricity for homes5 of 21

Roads & transport

All-weather road4 of 21
Public bus3 of 21
Mobile phone coverage13 of 21

Services

Post office or sub post office1 of 21
Commercial bank0 of 21
Ration (PDS) shop1 of 21
Weekly haat0 of 21

Primary schools: 9
Middle schools: 2
Secondary schools: 1
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 1

Main crops named by villages: Turmeric (11), Mustard (9), Paddy (8), Ginger (5), Pulses (4), Vegetables (3), Maize (2), Brinjal (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

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