Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Patunia gram panchayat
Patunia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,745 people in 1,282 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,745
- Literacy
- 82.2%
- Area
- 6.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118354
Villages of Patunia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narasinghpur | 546 | 2,689 | 84.6% | 24% | 0% |
| Badanachhipur | 165 | 692 | 85.1% | 11% | 0% |
| Patunia | 148 | 584 | 83.6% | 9% | 0% |
| Radhadeipur | 138 | 556 | 82.7% | 22% | 0% |
| Sankha | 86 | 449 | 73.0% | 44% | 0% |
| Hamaja pur | 105 | 390 | 87.1% | 72% | 0% |
| Jemadeipur | 94 | 385 | 61.5% | 46% | 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 Patunia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,745
- 2,942 male · 2,803 female
- Households
- 1,282
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.2%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- below Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 632
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,729
- 30.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,558 (27.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,729 workers did
- Cultivators281 (16.3%)
- Agricultural labourers293 (16.9%)
- Household industry29 (1.7%)
- Other work618 (35.7%)
- Marginal workers508 (29.4%)
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 Patunia
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 6 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 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 office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Rabi Crops (2), Ground Nuts (1), Sugar Cane (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
- 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
- Pakhara
- Patapur
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Taranjia
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
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