Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Erasama gram panchayat
Erasama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,650 people in 1,149 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,650
- Literacy
- 91.9%
- Area
- 9.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118099
Villages of Erasama
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ersama | 527 | 2,317 | 90.9% | 38% | 0% |
| Siha | 240 | 929 | 95.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Manikundal | 90 | 376 | 94.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Deuli | 99 | 368 | 90.7% | 33% | 0% |
| Oreisala | 102 | 349 | 87.6% | 42% | 0% |
| Gandhapur | 55 | 184 | 91.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Kanipada | 36 | 127 | 92.0% | 9% | 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 Erasama
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,650
- 2,338 male · 2,312 female
- Households
- 1,149
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 91.9%
- above Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 989
- about the same as Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 356
- 7.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,623
- 34.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,323 (28.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 12 (0.3%)
What the 1,623 workers did
- Cultivators385 (23.7%)
- Agricultural labourers70 (4.3%)
- Household industry47 (2.9%)
- Other work562 (34.6%)
- Marginal workers559 (34.4%)
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 Erasama
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, 66% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 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) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7). Handicrafts: Furnitures (2), Ornaments (1), Iron Products (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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Somapur
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Erasama? Share it with us.