Gram panchayat · Kujang block · Jagatsinghpur
Pandua gram panchayat
Pandua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kujang block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 8,105 people in 1,882 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paradeep assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 8,105
- Literacy
- 91.1%
- Area
- 16.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118165
Villages of Pandua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandua | 384 | 1,689 | 96.5% | 10% | 0% |
| Hatikena | 313 | 1,365 | 90.1% | 13% | 0% |
| Adhankura | 201 | 902 | 92.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Napanga | 162 | 622 | 88.1% | 11% | 0% |
| Naiguan | 131 | 587 | 89.3% | 23% | 0% |
| Parudi | 123 | 542 | 91.2% | 11% | 0% |
| Patilo | 123 | 505 | 88.1% | 5% | 0% |
| Alukholanga | 108 | 479 | 92.1% | 13% | 0% |
| Balanga | 74 | 336 | 92.3% | 9% | 0% |
| Kosti | 76 | 298 | 94.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Mundida | 64 | 269 | 78.5% | 32% | 0% |
| Mithila | 65 | 263 | 90.2% | 20% | 0% |
| Dhusala | 55 | 236 | 81.0% | 27% | 8% |
| Ochinda | 3 | 12 | 63.6% | 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 Pandua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,105
- 4,021 male · 4,084 female
- Households
- 1,882
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 91.1%
- above Kujang block's villages (87.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- above Kujang block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 724
- 8.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,573
- 31.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,196 (14.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 18 (0.2%)
What the 2,573 workers did
- Cultivators724 (28.1%)
- Agricultural labourers336 (13.1%)
- Household industry67 (2.6%)
- Other work625 (24.3%)
- Marginal workers821 (31.9%)
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 Pandua
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 17 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 14
- Middle school5 of 14
- Secondary school2 of 14
- Senior secondary school1 of 14
- Degree college0 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre1 of 14
- Anganwadi centre13 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump13 of 14
- Electricity for homes14 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 14
- Public bus1 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 14
- Weekly haat3 of 14
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (5), Mung (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 Kujang block
- Agapal
- Badabalikani
- Bagadia
- Bagoi
- Balia
- Banito
- Bhutamundai
- Biswali
- Fatepur
- Gandakipuir
- Garei
- Gopikuda
- Gorada
- Hansura
- Kathakot
- Kothi
- Kujanga
- Malhasahi
- Mangarajpur
- Nuagarrh
- Pankapal
- Paradeepgarh
- Patapur
- Potanai
- Sailo
- Taklapada
- Zillanasi
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