Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Nelia gram panchayat
Nelia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,609 people in 1,013 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,609
- Literacy
- 83.9%
- Area
- 4.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275247
Villages of Nelia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidyadharpur | 246 | 1,081 | 90.8% | 3% | 0% |
| Nelia | 203 | 929 | 89.0% | 5% | 1% |
| Padmalavapur | 168 | 806 | 83.3% | 26% | 0% |
| Gopapur | 124 | 538 | 79.3% | 8% | 2% |
| Rangidaspur | 88 | 419 | 88.7% | 1% | 0% |
| Sukadeipur | 83 | 354 | 40.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Rampur | 69 | 352 | 95.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Dihasahi | 32 | 130 | 90.8% | 3% | 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 Nelia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,609
- 2,240 male · 2,369 female
- Households
- 1,013
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.9%
- above Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,058
- above Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 441
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,516
- 32.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 342 (7.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 16 (0.3%)
What the 1,516 workers did
- Cultivators327 (21.6%)
- Agricultural labourers152 (10.0%)
- Household industry13 (0.9%)
- Other work408 (26.9%)
- Marginal workers616 (40.6%)
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 Nelia
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 4 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump2 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Rabi Crops (5), Nalita (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 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
- Khaira
- Kolanagiri
- Kundala
- Majhipada
- Manduka
- Nalipur
- Palei
- Paria
- Patrajpur
- Radhadeipur
- Raipur
- Salapada
- Samia
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Siha
- Solar
- Sunguda
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