Gram panchayat · Raghunathpur block · Jagatsinghpur
Chhapada gram panchayat
Chhapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raghunathpur block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 6,989 people in 1,540 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Tirtol assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 6,989
- Literacy
- 88.5%
- Area
- 9.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118191
Villages of Chhapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhapada | 592 | 2,736 | 86.3% | 18% | 1% |
| Jaipur | 586 | 2,678 | 88.6% | 18% | 0% |
| Rahadinga | 278 | 1,172 | 90.6% | 28% | 0% |
| Neulia | 84 | 403 | 96.8% | 5% | 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 Chhapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,989
- 3,577 male · 3,412 female
- Households
- 1,540
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.5%
- above Raghunathpur block's villages (87.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Raghunathpur block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 571
- 8.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,343
- 33.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,314 (18.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 51 (0.7%)
What the 2,343 workers did
- Cultivators550 (23.5%)
- Agricultural labourers418 (17.8%)
- Household industry84 (3.6%)
- Other work930 (39.7%)
- Marginal workers361 (15.4%)
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 Chhapada
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 9 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre2 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat3 of 4
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Raghunathpur block
- Baragola
- Bidyadharpur
- Chikinia
- Dharadharpur
- Eradanga
- Gualipur
- Jagannathpur
- Jaisol
- Odheikula
- Purunabasanta
- Purunaodapada
- Radhanga
- Raghunathpur
- Redhua
- Sadadeipur
- Tanara
- Tarapur
- Tarikunda
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