Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Apandara gram panchayat
Apandara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 4,851 people in 1,117 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 4,851
- Literacy
- 82.1%
- Area
- 11.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118046
Villages of Apandara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apandara | 332 | 1,478 | 77.2% | 14% | 0% |
| Nalara | 283 | 1,187 | 88.5% | 7% | 0% |
| Sribantapur | 144 | 696 | 78.0% | 16% | 0% |
| Podarua | 169 | 678 | 84.9% | 20% | 0% |
| Salabelapur | 91 | 389 | 81.6% | 6% | 0% |
| Olasa | 60 | 231 | 77.8% | 20% | 0% |
| Sonaosokana | 19 | 97 | 95.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Chariakana | 19 | 95 | 88.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Dalana Ui | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tentua UI | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Apandara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,851
- 2,422 male · 2,429 female
- Households
- 1,117
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.1%
- below Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,003
- above Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 459
- 9.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,504
- 31.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 609 (12.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,504 workers did
- Cultivators507 (33.7%)
- Agricultural labourers201 (13.4%)
- Household industry47 (3.1%)
- Other work458 (30.5%)
- Marginal workers291 (19.3%)
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 Apandara
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 8 villages cover 12 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump6 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (1), Potato (1), Chilli (1), Vegetables (1), Blackgram (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
- Alavar
- Ambasala
- Anantapur
- 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 Apandara? Share it with us.