Gram panchayat · Surada block · Ganjam
Gochha gram panchayat
Gochha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Surada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 17 villages, home to 5,303 people in 1,285 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 17
- Population (2011)
- 5,303
- Literacy
- 70.7%
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118027
Villages of Gochha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gochha | 439 | 1,832 | 73.4% | 43% | 0% |
| Pipalapanka | 215 | 809 | 64.1% | 35% | 21% |
| Dabikibellapanka | 110 | 491 | 88.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Kalama | 108 | 430 | 60.3% | 69% | 2% |
| Belapanka | 75 | 324 | 63.5% | 2% | 46% |
| Dabiki | 76 | 322 | 90.5% | 2% | 0% |
| Jatrama | 59 | 256 | 67.2% | 9% | 0% |
| Sarapanka | 55 | 224 | 54.7% | 0% | 20% |
| Gindabadi | 46 | 184 | 64.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Podagarifi | 27 | 111 | 61.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Mallipankauninhabited | 18 | 73 | 42.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Pankalagam | 17 | 70 | 65.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Nuasarabadi | 15 | 60 | 79.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Gudari | 10 | 48 | 60.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kumbhiketa | 7 | 37 | 75.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Sarabadi | 8 | 32 | 86.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Baipuchi | 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 Gochha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,303
- 2,713 male · 2,590 female
- Households
- 1,285
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.7%
- above Surada block's villages (59.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- below Surada block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 719
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,860
- 53.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,401 (26.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,075 (20.3%)
What the 2,860 workers did
- Cultivators553 (19.3%)
- Agricultural labourers472 (16.5%)
- Household industry7 (0.2%)
- Other work239 (8.4%)
- Marginal workers1,589 (55.6%)
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 Gochha
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 17 villages cover 18 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 16
- Middle school1 of 16
- Secondary school1 of 16
- Senior secondary school0 of 16
- Degree college0 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre1 of 16
- Anganwadi centre7 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump16 of 16
- Electricity for homes15 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 16
- Public bus3 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 16
- Weekly haat0 of 16
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16), Pulses (10), Vegetables (5), Ragi (4), Vegetable (4).
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
- Ekalapur
- Gangapur
- Gazalabadi
- Genja
- Gopalapur Sasan
- Gouda Gotha
- Hinjalakuda
- Hukuma
- Kulangi
- Lathipada
- Merrikota
- Nuagada
- Palkatu
- Raibandha
- Sarabadi
- Sidhapur
- Suramani
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gochha? Share it with us.