Gram panchayat · Kujang block · Jagatsinghpur
Gopikuda gram panchayat
Gopikuda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kujang block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 9,606 people in 2,125 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paradeep assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 9,606
- Literacy
- 84.9%
- Area
- 10.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118156
Villages of Gopikuda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gopiakuda | 962 | 4,293 | 85.4% | 76% | 0% |
| Duadia | 485 | 2,282 | 82.4% | 57% | 0% |
| Samagol | 464 | 2,021 | 87.0% | 10% | 0% |
| Ghodamara | 121 | 593 | 82.8% | 61% | 0% |
| Baidigadi | 52 | 227 | 81.9% | 2% | 13% |
| Barunakandha | 41 | 190 | 92.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Jamukana | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Mahakaldia | 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 Gopikuda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,606
- 4,925 male · 4,681 female
- Households
- 2,125
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.9%
- below Kujang block's villages (87.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 950
- about the same as Kujang block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 997
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,196
- 33.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,140 (53.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 39 (0.4%)
What the 3,196 workers did
- Cultivators634 (19.8%)
- Agricultural labourers248 (7.8%)
- Household industry162 (5.1%)
- Other work1,381 (43.2%)
- Marginal workers771 (24.1%)
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 Gopikuda
How many of the 6 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, 62% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (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 Kujang block
- Agapal
- Badabalikani
- Bagadia
- Bagoi
- Balia
- Banito
- Bhutamundai
- Biswali
- Fatepur
- Gandakipuir
- Garei
- Gorada
- Hansura
- Kathakot
- Kothi
- Kujanga
- Malhasahi
- Mangarajpur
- Nuagarrh
- Pandua
- Pankapal
- Paradeepgarh
- Patapur
- Potanai
- Sailo
- Taklapada
- Zillanasi
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