Gram panchayat · Jagatsinghpur block · Jagatsinghpur
Punanga gram panchayat
Punanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jagatsinghpur block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,147 people in 998 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,147
- Literacy
- 85.2%
- Area
- 3.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118136
Villages of Punanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punanga | 537 | 2,158 | 87.4% | 42% | 2% |
| Baulapur | 202 | 878 | 86.3% | 14% | 0% |
| Manapur | 116 | 515 | 80.1% | 62% | 0% |
| Banbarada | 73 | 318 | 74.9% | 73% | 0% |
| Palada | 70 | 278 | 87.5% | 39% | 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 Punanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,147
- 2,090 male · 2,057 female
- Households
- 998
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.2%
- below Jagatsinghpur block's villages (86.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- about the same as Jagatsinghpur block's villages (976)
- Children aged 0–6
- 413
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,516
- 36.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,682 (40.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 47 (1.1%)
What the 1,516 workers did
- Cultivators172 (11.3%)
- Agricultural labourers416 (27.4%)
- Household industry65 (4.3%)
- Other work608 (40.1%)
- Marginal workers255 (16.8%)
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 Punanga
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 5 villages cover 4 km², 86% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (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 Jagatsinghpur block
- Alasudha
- Alipingal
- Alla
- Ayar
- Balarampur
- Jahanpur
- Jankoti
- Jasobasantapur
- Kaduapada
- Kantilo
- Khairanga
- Madhusudhanpur Sasan
- Mandasahi
- Mudhupur
- Odisso
- Palasol
- Palli
- Patasara
- Patenigan
- Piteipur
- Rambhadeipur
- Sabhamul
- Salijanga
- Samanga
- Sanpur
- Singarpur
- Taradapara
- Tartang
- Tumbandeisahi
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