Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Kantigadia gram panchayat
Kantigadia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,211 people in 928 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,211
- Literacy
- 79.5%
- Area
- 7.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118343
Villages of Kantigadia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantigadia | 828 | 3,812 | 78.6% | 23% | 6% |
| Pipalidiha | 96 | 380 | 87.7% | 17% | 0% |
| Jaganathpur sasan | 4 | 19 | 78.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Paikarapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Srichandanpur | 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 Kantigadia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,211
- 2,146 male · 2,065 female
- Households
- 928
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.5%
- about the same as Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- about the same as Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 469
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,356
- 32.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 952 (22.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 222 (5.3%)
What the 1,356 workers did
- Cultivators133 (9.8%)
- Agricultural labourers110 (8.1%)
- Household industry10 (0.7%)
- Other work540 (39.8%)
- Marginal workers563 (41.5%)
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 Kantigadia
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 5 villages cover 7 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre2 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump2 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Jute (1), Biri (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
- Areikana
- Aruha
- Badakanichi
- Bhawanipur(Bhuban)
- Brundadeipur
- Chahata
- Chakradharpur
- Chourmuha
- Deoda
- Endalba
- Gangadharpur
- Haridaspur
- Jaraka
- Jenapur
- Kabatabandha
- Kadampal
- Kamagarh
- Khetrapal
- Kottapur
- Kumari
- Madhapurgarh
- Madhusudanpur
- Mahisara
- Mangalpur
- Marjitapur
- Mirjapur
- Neulapur
- Pakhara
- Patapur
- Patunia
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Taranjia
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kantigadia? Share it with us.