Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Areikana gram panchayat
Areikana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,499 people in 577 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,499
- Literacy
- 89.9%
- Area
- 5.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118329
Villages of Areikana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areikana | 544 | 2,363 | 91.2% | 18% | 0% |
| Harichandanpur | 33 | 136 | 66.9% | 57% | 0% |
| Balipal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gujipal | 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 Areikana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,499
- 1,261 male · 1,238 female
- Households
- 577
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.9%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 291
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 746
- 29.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 506 (20.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 746 workers did
- Cultivators177 (23.7%)
- Agricultural labourers112 (15.0%)
- Household industry14 (1.9%)
- Other work222 (29.8%)
- Marginal workers221 (29.6%)
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 Areikana
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 5 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre1 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump1 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ground Nuts (1), 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 Dahrmasala block
- Abhayapur
- Anjira
- Antia
- Arabal
- Aruha
- Badakanichi
- Bhawanipur(Bhuban)
- Brundadeipur
- Chahata
- Chakradharpur
- Chourmuha
- Deoda
- Endalba
- Gangadharpur
- Haridaspur
- Jaraka
- Jenapur
- Kabatabandha
- Kadampal
- Kamagarh
- Kantigadia
- Khetrapal
- Kottapur
- Kumari
- Madhapurgarh
- Madhusudanpur
- Mahisara
- Mangalpur
- Marjitapur
- Mirjapur
- Neulapur
- Pakhara
- Patapur
- Patunia
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Taranjia
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
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