Gram panchayat · Dasarathapur block · Jajpur
Akarpada gram panchayat
Akarpada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 8,628 people in 2,097 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 8,628
- Literacy
- 83.5%
- Area
- 11.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118388
Villages of Akarpada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andola | 640 | 2,582 | 82.9% | 36% | 1% |
| Akarpada | 344 | 1,506 | 91.0% | 49% | 0% |
| Bhelanga | 300 | 1,242 | 73.4% | 52% | 0% |
| Jalasarpur | 173 | 680 | 75.8% | 58% | 0% |
| Itara | 139 | 548 | 80.7% | 18% | 0% |
| Sridharpur | 121 | 506 | 87.6% | 13% | 0% |
| Badadogada | 109 | 456 | 90.5% | 16% | 3% |
| Sanadogada | 76 | 326 | 88.1% | 2% | 0% |
| Baruadi | 79 | 294 | 83.3% | 37% | 0% |
| Khurubil | 50 | 204 | 85.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Praharajpur-UNIT-16 | 36 | 148 | 93.4% | 5% | 0% |
| Bakuli | 18 | 73 | 90.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Itachaiti | 12 | 63 | 82.1% | 62% | 0% |
| Kuamadei | 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 Akarpada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,628
- 4,420 male · 4,208 female
- Households
- 2,097
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.5%
- about the same as Dasarathapur block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Dasarathapur block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,087
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,609
- 30.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,084 (35.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 41 (0.5%)
What the 2,609 workers did
- Cultivators482 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers865 (33.2%)
- Household industry30 (1.1%)
- Other work743 (28.5%)
- Marginal workers489 (18.7%)
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 Akarpada
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 12 km², 83% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 13
- Middle school5 of 13
- Secondary school3 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre12 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump12 of 13
- Electricity for homes13 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Pulses (6).
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 Dasarathapur block
- Asanpur
- Bihari
- Birajapur
- Biripata
- Biruan
- Champeipal
- Chasakhanda
- Chhanchina
- Chhitalo
- Dahanihata
- Dasarathpur
- Duduranta
- Duttapur
- Ejapur
- Gopalpur
- Gramanandipur
- Jafarpur
- Jayantra
- Kamardihi
- Kanikapada
- Kaspa
- Katikata
- Kayan
- Khandara
- Khannagar
- Mallikapur
- Mangalapur
- Nizampur
- Palatpur
- Rahasoi
- Susua
- Taliha
- Tarapada
- Thalkudi
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