Gram panchayat · Naugaon block · Jagatsinghpur
Osakana gram panchayat
Osakana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Naugaon block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,698 people in 1,163 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 4,698
- Literacy
- 85.3%
- Area
- 6.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118185
Villages of Osakana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osakana | 495 | 2,030 | 86.8% | 13% | 0% |
| Bhatana | 477 | 1,840 | 83.7% | 9% | 0% |
| Nuasingada | 191 | 828 | 85.1% | 7% | 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 Osakana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,698
- 2,377 male · 2,321 female
- Households
- 1,163
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.3%
- about the same as Naugaon block's villages (86.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- below Naugaon block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 447
- 9.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,514
- 32.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 479 (10.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,514 workers did
- Cultivators459 (30.3%)
- Agricultural labourers68 (4.5%)
- Household industry39 (2.6%)
- Other work324 (21.4%)
- Marginal workers624 (41.2%)
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 Osakana
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 7 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college2 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 3
- Public bus2 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat2 of 3
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Naugaon block
- Alana
- Bachhalo
- Bansa
- Dabar
- Deriki
- Gajarajpur
- Galadari
- Ghodansa
- Janugaon
- Korua
- Naugaon
- Nuagaon
- Rehia
- Sikhara
- Tiruna
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Osakana? Share it with us.