Gram panchayat · Laikera block · Jharsuguda
Laikera gram panchayat
Laikera is a gram panchayat (village council) in Laikera block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,750 people in 966 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jharsuguda assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,750
- Literacy
- 82.6%
- Area
- 12.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118554
Villages of Laikera
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laikera | 602 | 2,412 | 85.8% | 14% | 19% |
| Rengalbeda | 261 | 963 | 75.5% | 15% | 45% |
| G.Panpali | 103 | 375 | 80.8% | 99% | 1% |
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 Laikera
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,750
- 1,865 male · 1,885 female
- Households
- 966
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.6%
- above Laikera block's villages (71.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- about the same as Laikera block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 336
- 9.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,682
- 44.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 851 (22.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 890 (23.7%)
What the 1,682 workers did
- Cultivators213 (12.7%)
- Agricultural labourers251 (14.9%)
- Household industry110 (6.5%)
- Other work336 (20.0%)
- Marginal workers772 (45.9%)
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 Laikera
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 12 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 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 centre3 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 haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- 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 Laikera block
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