Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Khaira gram panchayat
Khaira is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,808 people in 956 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,808
- Literacy
- 84.6%
- Area
- 4.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275246
Villages of Khaira
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaira | 421 | 1,775 | 85.4% | 37% | 0% |
| Kadai | 222 | 820 | 83.0% | 20% | 0% |
| Dagarpada | 192 | 701 | 85.9% | 27% | 0% |
| Nuasasan | 105 | 457 | 86.2% | 38% | 0% |
| Digapokharihuda | 16 | 55 | 52.1% | 100% | 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 Khaira
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,808
- 1,952 male · 1,856 female
- Households
- 956
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.6%
- above Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- about the same as Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 428
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,208
- 31.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,238 (32.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,208 workers did
- Cultivators84 (7.0%)
- Agricultural labourers233 (19.3%)
- Household industry28 (2.3%)
- Other work296 (24.5%)
- Marginal workers567 (46.9%)
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 Khaira
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 4 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump0 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Rabi Crops (5).
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 Badchana block
- Achyutabasant
- Anaka
- Arakhapur
- Badabalikuda
- Badachana
- Badaghumuri
- Balichandrapur
- Balipadia
- Bandalo
- Bantala
- Barada
- Barpada
- Bharatpur
- Bhusandapur
- Bikramtiran
- Byree
- Champapur
- Chandital
- Charinangala
- Chhatia
- Darpan
- Dhanamandala
- Gopalpur
- Kaimatia
- Kolanagiri
- Kundala
- Majhipada
- Manduka
- Nalipur
- Nelia
- Palei
- Paria
- Patrajpur
- Radhadeipur
- Raipur
- Salapada
- Samia
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Siha
- Solar
- Sunguda
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