Gram panchayat · Biridi block · Jagatsinghpur
Arana gram panchayat
Arana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Biridi block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,175 people in 965 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Tirtol assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,175
- Literacy
- 85.9%
- Area
- 9.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118072
Villages of Arana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arana | 293 | 1,389 | 85.9% | 52% | 0% |
| Patuari | 200 | 829 | 83.8% | 65% | 0% |
| Kantuar | 184 | 765 | 87.5% | 28% | 4% |
| Paikarabati | 97 | 422 | 76.2% | 45% | 12% |
| Maliancha | 70 | 297 | 93.2% | 2% | 0% |
| Gothapada | 72 | 274 | 88.6% | 12% | 0% |
| Kosala | 43 | 171 | 97.4% | 1% | 0% |
| Sarapur | 6 | 28 | 73.1% | 25% | 14% |
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 Arana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,175
- 2,097 male · 2,078 female
- Households
- 965
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.9%
- about the same as Biridi block's villages (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 991
- above Biridi block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 445
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,635
- 39.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,712 (41.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 84 (2.0%)
What the 1,635 workers did
- Cultivators396 (24.2%)
- Agricultural labourers754 (46.1%)
- Household industry18 (1.1%)
- Other work347 (21.2%)
- Marginal workers120 (7.3%)
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 Arana
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 10 km², 82% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Biridi block
- Adhanga Majurai
- Adhangagarh
- Allando
- Badakhandeita
- Bagalpur
- Baredei
- Basandara
- Batimira
- Budhapada
- Daradagram
- Gopinathapur
- Hajipur
- Kulahaijanga
- Manguli
- Puran
- Sadheisasan
- Sankhapur
- Sibapur
- Ukundara
- Uttarsasana
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