Gram panchayat · Kujang block · Jagatsinghpur
Gandakipuir gram panchayat
Gandakipuir is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kujang block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 6,403 people in 1,408 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paradeep assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 6,403
- Literacy
- 82.0%
- Area
- 5.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118154
Villages of Gandakipuir
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandakipur | 1,310 | 5,925 | 81.5% | 73% | 0% |
| Pangara | 98 | 478 | 87.2% | 38% | 0% |
| Khasulidia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Mirigidiakandha | 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 Gandakipuir
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,403
- 3,274 male · 3,129 female
- Households
- 1,408
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.0%
- below Kujang block's villages (87.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 956
- about the same as Kujang block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 624
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,474
- 38.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,487 (70.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,474 workers did
- Cultivators321 (13.0%)
- Agricultural labourers578 (23.4%)
- Household industry47 (1.9%)
- Other work938 (37.9%)
- Marginal workers590 (23.8%)
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 Gandakipuir
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 6 km², 64% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank1 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), 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 Kujang block
- Agapal
- Badabalikani
- Bagadia
- Bagoi
- Balia
- Banito
- Bhutamundai
- Biswali
- Fatepur
- Garei
- Gopikuda
- Gorada
- Hansura
- Kathakot
- Kothi
- Kujanga
- Malhasahi
- Mangarajpur
- Nuagarrh
- Pandua
- Pankapal
- Paradeepgarh
- Patapur
- Potanai
- Sailo
- Taklapada
- Zillanasi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gandakipuir? Share it with us.