Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Kottapur gram panchayat
Kottapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,943 people in 1,759 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,943
- Literacy
- 81.1%
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118345
Villages of Kottapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotapur | 422 | 2,026 | 86.2% | 47% | 0% |
| Bhagabanpur | 357 | 1,714 | 77.8% | 22% | 0% |
| Sananahangara | 299 | 1,428 | 84.1% | 19% | 1% |
| Sanaraipada | 324 | 1,354 | 90.5% | 33% | 0% |
| Muratpur | 200 | 835 | 56.1% | 99% | 1% |
| Gehlei | 89 | 312 | 80.0% | 40% | 0% |
| Alarpur | 57 | 232 | 70.7% | 0% | 50% |
| Sanachanda Pur | 11 | 42 | 92.5% | 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 Kottapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,943
- 4,058 male · 3,885 female
- Households
- 1,759
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.1%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- about the same as Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 981
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,230
- 28.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,004 (37.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 137 (1.7%)
What the 2,230 workers did
- Cultivators388 (17.4%)
- Agricultural labourers743 (33.3%)
- Household industry62 (2.8%)
- Other work576 (25.8%)
- Marginal workers461 (20.7%)
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 Kottapur
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 9 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school2 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (6), Ground Nuts (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
- Kantigadia
- Khetrapal
- 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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