Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Ichhapur gram panchayat
Ichhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,165 people in 1,681 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 7,165
- Literacy
- 85.9%
- Area
- 9.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118054
Villages of Ichhapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichhapur | 381 | 1,624 | 87.6% | 21% | 0% |
| Bakharabad | 283 | 1,210 | 85.0% | 32% | 0% |
| Mallikapur | 279 | 1,151 | 89.5% | 18% | 0% |
| Gopalpur | 234 | 1,016 | 81.7% | 40% | 0% |
| Parahat | 228 | 992 | 84.0% | 18% | 0% |
| Badagar | 141 | 616 | 84.9% | 18% | 0% |
| Naranpur | 135 | 556 | 87.4% | 8% | 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 Ichhapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,165
- 3,679 male · 3,486 female
- Households
- 1,681
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.9%
- about the same as Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 948
- below Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 667
- 9.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,425
- 33.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,668 (23.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,425 workers did
- Cultivators360 (14.8%)
- Agricultural labourers263 (10.8%)
- Household industry55 (2.3%)
- Other work666 (27.5%)
- Marginal workers1,081 (44.6%)
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 Ichhapur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 10 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus2 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat2 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5), Vegetables (2), Mango,Coconut,Bananajakfruit,Pineaple (1), Mango,Coconut,Banana,Jackfruit (1). Handicrafts: Carpenter (2), Potter (1), Sewing (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
- Apandara
- Arilo
- Badagaon
- Baharana
- Balikuda
- Baramundali
- Borikana
- Garam
- Kailo
- Khalagaon
- Krushnadaspur
- Kusupur
- Machhagaon
- Marichpur
- Mulugaon
- Nagapur
- Naharana
- Osakana
- Rahana
- Sangrampur
- Tandikula
- Tarasahi
- Thailo
- Titira
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