Gram panchayat · Chakapad block · Kandhamal
Arabaka gram panchayat
Arabaka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chakapad block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 2,559 people in 665 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 2,559
- Literacy
- 63.5%
- Area
- 10.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118880
Villages of Arabaka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabaka | 133 | 514 | 72.3% | 7% | 23% |
| Bujulimendi | 134 | 502 | 54.9% | 28% | 55% |
| Rajikakhole | 91 | 306 | 52.6% | 20% | 42% |
| Kamerikia | 74 | 286 | 60.6% | 33% | 52% |
| Kuragadu | 56 | 210 | 59.1% | 13% | 82% |
| Kabalagan | 47 | 184 | 63.2% | 67% | 25% |
| Nediguda | 46 | 176 | 68.9% | 0% | 55% |
| Bahadapada | 26 | 140 | 89.1% | 9% | 26% |
| Panasaguda | 33 | 133 | 64.5% | 9% | 86% |
| Rajapaju | 25 | 108 | 63.0% | 10% | 80% |
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 Arabaka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,559
- 1,252 male · 1,307 female
- Households
- 665
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.5%
- below Chakapad block's villages (68.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,044
- above Chakapad block's villages (1,024)
- Children aged 0–6
- 336
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,307
- 51.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 517 (20.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,225 (47.9%)
What the 1,307 workers did
- Cultivators219 (16.8%)
- Agricultural labourers386 (29.5%)
- Household industry2 (0.2%)
- Other work225 (17.2%)
- Marginal workers475 (36.3%)
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 Arabaka
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 11 km², 36% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 10
- Middle school5 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school1 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre5 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus3 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Maize (8).
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 Chakapad block
- Bastingia
- Beheragaon
- Bepalamendi(B)
- Bepelamendi(L)
- Brahmanpada
- Chahali
- Chakapad
- Kakharujhol
- Kusumendi
- Pasara
- Shankarakhol
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Arabaka? Share it with us.