Gram panchayat · Rasulpur block · Jajpur
Gandhana gram panchayat
Gandhana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rasulpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,079 people in 1,326 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,079
- Literacy
- 85.4%
- Area
- 7 km²
- LGD code
- 118470
Villages of Gandhana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekatala | 280 | 1,363 | 83.2% | 8% | 4% |
| Gandhana | 242 | 1,078 | 88.3% | 6% | 1% |
| Bantara | 214 | 1,046 | 80.9% | 33% | 14% |
| Brahmana Narasinghapur | 122 | 577 | 80.1% | 60% | 0% |
| Darkundi | 124 | 575 | 89.9% | 21% | 0% |
| Parikainchi | 126 | 522 | 86.7% | 33% | 1% |
| Tulasipur | 110 | 521 | 91.8% | 1% | 0% |
| Masurapur | 108 | 397 | 88.1% | 5% | 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 Gandhana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,079
- 3,079 male · 3,000 female
- Households
- 1,326
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.4%
- above Rasulpur block's villages (83.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- above Rasulpur block's villages (958)
- Children aged 0–6
- 640
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,789
- 29.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,190 (19.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 215 (3.5%)
What the 1,789 workers did
- Cultivators586 (32.8%)
- Agricultural labourers256 (14.3%)
- Household industry27 (1.5%)
- Other work634 (35.4%)
- Marginal workers286 (16.0%)
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 Gandhana
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 7 km², 36% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school4 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ground Nuts (8).
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
- Arthanga
- Atalapur
- Badakainchi
- Bahadalpur
- Bandhadiha
- Barabati
- Bhotaka
- Brahmabarada
- Jabara
- Kalana
- Laxminagar
- Magupal
- Maheswarpur
- Mangarajpur
- Narasinghpur
- Nathuabar
- Odisso
- Pahanga
- Pratrhamakhandi
- Rahamba
- Rajendrapur
- Rasulpur
- Routrapur
- Santarapur
- Singhapur
- Sribantapur
- Tikarpada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gandhana? Share it with us.