Gram panchayat · Madanpur Rampur block · Kalahandi
Alatara gram panchayat
Alatara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Madanpur Rampur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,809 people in 1,030 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,809
- Literacy
- 69.8%
- Area
- 16.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118809
Villages of Alatara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alatara | 429 | 1,648 | 73.3% | 20% | 4% |
| Sagarpali | 160 | 558 | 62.1% | 3% | 39% |
| Kabichandrapur | 130 | 450 | 75.3% | 29% | 0% |
| Narasinghpur | 85 | 366 | 52.0% | 20% | 79% |
| Borighat | 77 | 265 | 69.3% | 24% | 30% |
| Pendra | 79 | 265 | 73.7% | 17% | 20% |
| Kachardengan | 70 | 257 | 75.3% | 16% | 14% |
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 Alatara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,809
- 1,881 male · 1,928 female
- Households
- 1,030
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.8%
- above Madanpur Rampur block's villages (61.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,025
- above Madanpur Rampur block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 570
- 15.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,679
- 44.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 700 (18.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 740 (19.4%)
What the 1,679 workers did
- Cultivators390 (23.2%)
- Agricultural labourers269 (16.0%)
- Household industry19 (1.1%)
- Other work194 (11.6%)
- Marginal workers807 (48.1%)
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 Alatara
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 17 km², 52% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre4 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (6), Vegetable (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 Madanpur Rampur block
- Bamak
- Barabandha
- Damkarlakhunta
- Dedsuli
- Dudkaranja
- Gochhandengaon
- Lubengada
- M.rampur
- Madanpur
- Manikera
- Mohangiri
- Muding
- Nunpur
- Pandakamal
- Saidalanga
- Salepali
- Singpur
- Urladani
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Alatara? Share it with us.