Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Kotinada gram panchayat
Kotinada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,490 people in 919 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,490
- Literacy
- 64.7%
- Area
- 17.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275065
Villages of Kotinada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotinada | 291 | 1,454 | 68.4% | 17% | 0% |
| Sindhukhandi | 248 | 1,268 | 73.7% | 7% | 0% |
| Dankari | 180 | 797 | 46.3% | 9% | 0% |
| Jakarapalli | 116 | 619 | 83.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Chadhiagarada | 63 | 258 | 23.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Dhepaguda | 21 | 94 | 25.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Arjunpuruninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bhaliagudauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gopinathapuruninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kusaputuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Makaputuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Srirampuruninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Talahaladibeniuninhabited | 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 Kotinada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,490
- 2,294 male · 2,196 female
- Households
- 919
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.7%
- above Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 556
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,234
- 49.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 405 (9.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 351 (7.8%)
What the 2,234 workers did
- Cultivators543 (24.3%)
- Agricultural labourers169 (7.6%)
- Household industry18 (0.8%)
- Other work279 (12.5%)
- Marginal workers1,225 (54.8%)
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 Kotinada
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 17 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6).
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 Digapahandi block
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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