Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Gadakujanga gram panchayat
Gadakujanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,833 people in 873 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,833
- Literacy
- 79.2%
- Area
- 21.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118103
Villages of Gadakujanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garhkujang | 455 | 2,082 | 85.0% | 60% | 0% |
| Noliasahi | 191 | 780 | 64.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Polanga | 96 | 396 | 76.5% | 6% | 5% |
| Bhunyapal | 88 | 389 | 79.8% | 1% | 0% |
| Bayanalkandha | 43 | 186 | 77.4% | 56% | 0% |
| Jatadhartanda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kendubelari | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Painchimania | 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 Gadakujanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,833
- 1,953 male · 1,880 female
- Households
- 873
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.2%
- below Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- below Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 500
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,396
- 36.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,379 (36.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 21 (0.5%)
What the 1,396 workers did
- Cultivators473 (33.9%)
- Agricultural labourers338 (24.2%)
- Household industry5 (0.4%)
- Other work227 (16.3%)
- Marginal workers353 (25.3%)
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 Gadakujanga
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 21 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes3 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat5 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- 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 Gadakujanga? Share it with us.