Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Chahata gram panchayat
Chahata is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,673 people in 811 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,673
- Literacy
- 86.8%
- Area
- 2 km²
- LGD code
- 275260
Villages of Chahata
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chahata | 689 | 3,080 | 86.4% | 13% | 2% |
| Bhalukhai | 74 | 398 | 91.2% | 0% | 0% |
| SingharSahi | 48 | 195 | 83.4% | 30% | 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 Chahata
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,673
- 1,874 male · 1,799 female
- Households
- 811
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.8%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 960
- about the same as Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 386
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,045
- 28.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 453 (12.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 58 (1.6%)
What the 1,045 workers did
- Cultivators119 (11.4%)
- Agricultural labourers66 (6.3%)
- Household industry21 (2.0%)
- Other work741 (70.9%)
- Marginal workers98 (9.4%)
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 Chahata
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 2 km², 54% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college1 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre2 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Dahrmasala block
- Abhayapur
- Anjira
- Antia
- Arabal
- Areikana
- Aruha
- Badakanichi
- Bhawanipur(Bhuban)
- Brundadeipur
- Chakradharpur
- Chourmuha
- Deoda
- Endalba
- Gangadharpur
- Haridaspur
- Jaraka
- Jenapur
- Kabatabandha
- Kadampal
- Kamagarh
- Kantigadia
- Khetrapal
- Kottapur
- Kumari
- Madhapurgarh
- Madhusudanpur
- Mahisara
- Mangalpur
- Marjitapur
- Mirjapur
- Neulapur
- Pakhara
- Patapur
- Patunia
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Taranjia
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
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