Gram panchayat · Dasarathapur block · Jajpur
Khandara gram panchayat
Khandara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,845 people in 1,152 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,845
- Literacy
- 82.2%
- Area
- 5.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118406
Villages of Khandara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khandara | 242 | 1,000 | 76.4% | 38% | 0% |
| Sudgobinda | 225 | 976 | 81.9% | 24% | 0% |
| Balipada | 196 | 818 | 84.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Ranua | 187 | 775 | 80.5% | 24% | 0% |
| Bijipur | 114 | 502 | 89.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Indas | 116 | 457 | 83.7% | 44% | 0% |
| Astapraharajpur | 50 | 225 | 86.8% | 19% | 0% |
| Dhamadhada | 22 | 92 | 83.6% | 90% | 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 Khandara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,845
- 2,523 male · 2,322 female
- Households
- 1,152
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.2%
- below Dasarathapur block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 920
- below Dasarathapur block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 534
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,530
- 31.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,249 (25.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,530 workers did
- Cultivators149 (9.7%)
- Agricultural labourers443 (29.0%)
- Household industry24 (1.6%)
- Other work583 (38.1%)
- Marginal workers331 (21.6%)
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 Khandara
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 6 km², 89% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus5 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Gram (5), 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 Dasarathapur block
- Akarpada
- Asanpur
- Bihari
- Birajapur
- Biripata
- Biruan
- Champeipal
- Chasakhanda
- Chhanchina
- Chhitalo
- Dahanihata
- Dasarathpur
- Duduranta
- Duttapur
- Ejapur
- Gopalpur
- Gramanandipur
- Jafarpur
- Jayantra
- Kamardihi
- Kanikapada
- Kaspa
- Katikata
- Kayan
- Khannagar
- Mallikapur
- Mangalapur
- Nizampur
- Palatpur
- Rahasoi
- Susua
- Taliha
- Tarapada
- Thalkudi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Khandara? Share it with us.