Gram panchayat · Dasarathapur block · Jajpur
Gopalpur gram panchayat
Gopalpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,580 people in 1,044 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,580
- Literacy
- 83.5%
- Area
- 1.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118399
Villages of Gopalpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibhuti pur | 366 | 1,677 | 85.4% | 8% | 0% |
| Gopalpur | 335 | 1,470 | 89.1% | 7% | 0% |
| Merdha | 337 | 1,405 | 75.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Aindipur | 6 | 28 | 83.3% | 100% | 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 Gopalpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,580
- 2,332 male · 2,248 female
- Households
- 1,044
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.5%
- about the same as Dasarathapur block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- below Dasarathapur block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 591
- 12.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,233
- 26.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 400 (8.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 117 (2.6%)
What the 1,233 workers did
- Cultivators167 (13.5%)
- Agricultural labourers371 (30.1%)
- Household industry22 (1.8%)
- Other work360 (29.2%)
- Marginal workers313 (25.4%)
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 Gopalpur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 2 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump2 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Black Gram (4).
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
- Akarpada
- Asanpur
- Bihari
- Birajapur
- Biripata
- Biruan
- Champeipal
- Chasakhanda
- Chhanchina
- Chhitalo
- Dahanihata
- Dasarathpur
- Duduranta
- Duttapur
- Ejapur
- Gramanandipur
- Jafarpur
- Jayantra
- Kamardihi
- Kanikapada
- Kaspa
- Katikata
- Kayan
- Khandara
- Khannagar
- Mallikapur
- Mangalapur
- Nizampur
- Palatpur
- Rahasoi
- Susua
- Taliha
- Tarapada
- Thalkudi
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