Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Osakana gram panchayat
Osakana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,286 people in 1,128 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,286
- Literacy
- 83.4%
- Area
- 7.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118064
Villages of Osakana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panitira | 315 | 1,396 | 81.3% | 20% | 0% |
| Paikarapur | 182 | 795 | 85.2% | 25% | 0% |
| Osakana | 170 | 706 | 82.3% | 13% | 0% |
| Santarapur | 129 | 674 | 82.7% | 4% | 0% |
| Anianka | 110 | 549 | 83.6% | 18% | 0% |
| Balabhadrapur | 84 | 528 | 83.6% | 14% | 0% |
| Sanapanitira | 72 | 372 | 87.9% | 12% | 0% |
| Jaganathapur | 61 | 242 | 85.9% | 41% | 0% |
| Kalamchatara | 5 | 24 | 82.6% | 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 Osakana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,286
- 2,667 male · 2,619 female
- Households
- 1,128
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.4%
- below Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- above Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 469
- 8.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,807
- 34.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 916 (17.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,807 workers did
- Cultivators785 (43.4%)
- Agricultural labourers147 (8.1%)
- Household industry62 (3.4%)
- Other work458 (25.3%)
- Marginal workers355 (19.6%)
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 Osakana
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 9 villages cover 7 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 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) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (2).
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
- Ichhapur
- Kailo
- Khalagaon
- Krushnadaspur
- Kusupur
- Machhagaon
- Marichpur
- Mulugaon
- Nagapur
- Naharana
- 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 Osakana? Share it with us.