Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Alavar gram panchayat
Alavar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,071 people in 1,698 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 7,071
- Literacy
- 86.6%
- Area
- 10.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118043
Villages of Alavar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kania | 396 | 1,619 | 89.0% | 18% | 0% |
| Kuliagan | 252 | 1,088 | 88.1% | 12% | 0% |
| Alavar | 220 | 994 | 88.3% | 19% | 0% |
| Alikana | 233 | 919 | 85.2% | 32% | 0% |
| Ranapur | 195 | 763 | 87.8% | 25% | 0% |
| Majhikora | 137 | 620 | 90.1% | 5% | 0% |
| Tertanga | 147 | 608 | 77.2% | 13% | 0% |
| Aliha | 67 | 247 | 79.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Nabanga | 51 | 213 | 79.9% | 63% | 0% |
| Saramai | 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 Alavar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,071
- 3,527 male · 3,544 female
- Households
- 1,698
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.6%
- above Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,005
- above Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 679
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,564
- 36.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,342 (19.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,564 workers did
- Cultivators470 (18.3%)
- Agricultural labourers497 (19.4%)
- Household industry26 (1.0%)
- Other work858 (33.5%)
- Marginal workers713 (27.8%)
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 Alavar
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 10 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 9
- Weekly haat2 of 9
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Gram (3), Groundnut (3), Mango,Coconut (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 Balikuda block
- Adhanga
- Alabol
- Ambasala
- Anantapur
- Apandara
- Arilo
- Badagaon
- Baharana
- Balikuda
- Baramundali
- Borikana
- Garam
- Ichhapur
- Kailo
- Khalagaon
- Krushnadaspur
- Kusupur
- Machhagaon
- Marichpur
- Mulugaon
- Nagapur
- Naharana
- Osakana
- Rahana
- Sangrampur
- Tandikula
- Tarasahi
- Thailo
- Titira
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Alavar? Share it with us.