Gram panchayat · Sukinda block · Jajpur
Pingala gram panchayat
Pingala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sukinda block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,502 people in 1,426 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 7,502
- Literacy
- 79.9%
- Area
- 10.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118510
Villages of Pingala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimapali | 488 | 2,395 | 77.8% | 16% | 29% |
| Bada Pingal | 365 | 1,937 | 78.3% | 7% | 0% |
| Kaitha | 347 | 1,937 | 82.1% | 44% | 0% |
| Raitikar | 160 | 861 | 80.2% | 10% | 0% |
| Sana Pingal | 66 | 372 | 89.6% | 0% | 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 Pingala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,502
- 3,862 male · 3,640 female
- Households
- 1,426
- about 5.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.9%
- above Sukinda block's villages (66.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 943
- below Sukinda block's villages (964)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,004
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,281
- 30.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,454 (19.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 702 (9.4%)
What the 2,281 workers did
- Cultivators573 (25.1%)
- Agricultural labourers502 (22.0%)
- Household industry89 (3.9%)
- Other work830 (36.4%)
- Marginal workers287 (12.6%)
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 Pingala
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 11 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump2 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ground Nuts (1).
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
- Kansa
- Kharadi
- Kuhika
- Lambo
- Mangarajpur
- Matibari
- Ollia
- Pimpudia
- Ransol
- Sansaile
- Sarangapur
- Sukindagarh
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