Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Pakhara gram panchayat
Pakhara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,530 people in 697 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,530
- Literacy
- 69.7%
- Area
- 5.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118353
Villages of Pakhara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakhara | 205 | 1,099 | 73.6% | 16% | 19% |
| Biribati | 132 | 733 | 79.7% | 23% | 12% |
| Bajabati | 113 | 520 | 76.7% | 8% | 12% |
| Chheliapada | 88 | 399 | 61.7% | 15% | 23% |
| Mandia | 60 | 322 | 40.3% | 59% | 39% |
| Nakua | 49 | 241 | 58.1% | 0% | 86% |
| Telera | 50 | 216 | 70.6% | 23% | 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 Pakhara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,530
- 1,798 male · 1,732 female
- Households
- 697
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.7%
- below Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- about the same as Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 460
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,066
- 30.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 687 (19.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 787 (22.3%)
What the 1,066 workers did
- Cultivators246 (23.1%)
- Agricultural labourers26 (2.4%)
- Household industry7 (0.7%)
- Other work596 (55.9%)
- Marginal workers191 (17.9%)
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 Pakhara
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 5 km², 43% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (2).
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
- Kottapur
- Kumari
- Madhapurgarh
- Madhusudanpur
- Mahisara
- Mangalpur
- Marjitapur
- Mirjapur
- Neulapur
- Patapur
- Patunia
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Taranjia
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
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