Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Arakhapur gram panchayat
Arakhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,189 people in 888 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,189
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 4.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118237
Villages of Arakhapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arakhapur | 489 | 2,367 | 79.4% | 36% | 0% |
| Surkhadeipur | 214 | 999 | 85.0% | 13% | 0% |
| Nilambarpur | 133 | 599 | 98.7% | 6% | 0% |
| Bandha | 52 | 224 | 87.9% | 3% | 4% |
| Balibati | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Padmalavpur | 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 Arakhapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,189
- 2,151 male · 2,038 female
- Households
- 888
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- above Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- below Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 402
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,216
- 29.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,033 (24.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 9 (0.2%)
What the 1,216 workers did
- Cultivators511 (42.0%)
- Agricultural labourers194 (16.0%)
- Household industry56 (4.6%)
- Other work265 (21.8%)
- Marginal workers190 (15.6%)
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 Arakhapur
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 6 villages cover 5 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 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 road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Rabi Crops (4).
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 Badchana block
- Achyutabasant
- Anaka
- Badabalikuda
- Badachana
- Badaghumuri
- Balichandrapur
- Balipadia
- Bandalo
- Bantala
- Barada
- Barpada
- Bharatpur
- Bhusandapur
- Bikramtiran
- Byree
- Champapur
- Chandital
- Charinangala
- Chhatia
- Darpan
- Dhanamandala
- Gopalpur
- Kaimatia
- Khaira
- Kolanagiri
- Kundala
- Majhipada
- Manduka
- Nalipur
- Nelia
- Palei
- Paria
- Patrajpur
- Radhadeipur
- Raipur
- Salapada
- Samia
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Siha
- Solar
- Sunguda
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