Gram panchayat · Sukinda block · Jajpur
Kansa gram panchayat
Kansa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sukinda block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,642 people in 1,116 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,642
- Literacy
- 47.6%
- Area
- 19.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118502
Villages of Kansa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saruabil | 317 | 1,542 | 62.0% | 3% | 57% |
| Kansa | 212 | 1,144 | 29.7% | 0% | 97% |
| Ostapal | 192 | 969 | 49.3% | 0% | 60% |
| Kamarda | 152 | 697 | 46.8% | 7% | 70% |
| Balipada | 112 | 654 | 39.2% | 0% | 86% |
| Talangi | 131 | 636 | 49.1% | 0% | 91% |
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 Kansa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,642
- 2,818 male · 2,824 female
- Households
- 1,116
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 47.6%
- below Sukinda block's villages (66.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,002
- above Sukinda block's villages (964)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,086
- 19.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,733
- 30.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 102 (1.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,200 (74.4%)
What the 1,733 workers did
- Cultivators135 (7.8%)
- Agricultural labourers24 (1.4%)
- Household industry145 (8.4%)
- Other work891 (51.4%)
- Marginal workers538 (31.0%)
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 Kansa
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 19 km², 8% of it sown with crops and 78% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school1 of 6
- Secondary school1 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 pump0 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 office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Sukinda block
- Ampolba
- Atta
- Bandhagaon
- Baragadia
- Bartanda
- Chingudiapal
- Duburi
- Dudhujori
- Gobarghati
- Haripur
- Kaliapani
- Kanakadapal
- Kharadi
- Kuhika
- Lambo
- Mangarajpur
- Matibari
- Ollia
- Pimpudia
- Pingala
- Ransol
- Sansaile
- Sarangapur
- Sukindagarh
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