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Gram panchayat · Golamunda block · Kalahandi

Chapria gram panchayat

Chapria is a gram panchayat (village council) in Golamunda block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,608 people in 1,433 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
5,608
Literacy
51.4%
Area
17.6 km²
LGD code
118651

Villages of Chapria

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Chapria7312,87855.6%26%9%
Turechhada3001,20647.8%59%14%
Tingipadar2981,14639.0%27%28%
Banjipadar10437868.1%21%34%

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 Chapria

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,608
2,826 male · 2,782 female
Households
1,433
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
51.4%
below Golamunda block's villages (55.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
984
below Golamunda block's villages (995)
Children aged 0–6
752
13.4% of residents
Workers
2,685
47.9% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,826 (32.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
885 (15.8%)

What the 2,685 workers did

  • Cultivators381 (14.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers818 (30.5%)
  • Household industry28 (1.0%)
  • Other work182 (6.8%)
  • Marginal workers1,276 (47.5%)

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 Chapria

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 18 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school2 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre0 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump0 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 4
  • Public bus1 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
  • Weekly haat1 of 4
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 (4), Cotton (4).

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 Golamunda block

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