Gram panchayat · Rasulpur block · Jajpur
Arthanga gram panchayat
Arthanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rasulpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,469 people in 1,198 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bari assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,469
- Literacy
- 79.7%
- Area
- 4.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118462
Villages of Arthanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badachapoi | 386 | 1,768 | 73.2% | 17% | 2% |
| Arthagan | 319 | 1,498 | 83.8% | 32% | 0% |
| Alapua | 144 | 677 | 78.9% | 44% | 0% |
| Torada | 138 | 632 | 93.8% | 58% | 0% |
| Kothasahi | 108 | 469 | 84.5% | 20% | 0% |
| Kripalpur | 103 | 425 | 66.8% | 83% | 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 Arthanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,469
- 2,801 male · 2,668 female
- Households
- 1,198
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.7%
- below Rasulpur block's villages (83.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- about the same as Rasulpur block's villages (958)
- Children aged 0–6
- 661
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,602
- 29.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,887 (34.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 44 (0.8%)
What the 1,602 workers did
- Cultivators263 (16.4%)
- Agricultural labourers596 (37.2%)
- Household industry32 (2.0%)
- Other work261 (16.3%)
- Marginal workers450 (28.1%)
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 Arthanga
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 5 km², 40% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Ground Nuts (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 Rasulpur block
- Atalapur
- Badakainchi
- Bahadalpur
- Bandhadiha
- Barabati
- Bhotaka
- Brahmabarada
- Gandhana
- Jabara
- Kalana
- Laxminagar
- Magupal
- Maheswarpur
- Mangarajpur
- Narasinghpur
- Nathuabar
- Odisso
- Pahanga
- Pratrhamakhandi
- Rahamba
- Rajendrapur
- Rasulpur
- Routrapur
- Santarapur
- Singhapur
- Sribantapur
- Tikarpada
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