Gram panchayat · Kotagarh block · Kandhamal
Ora gram panchayat
Ora is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kotagarh block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,386 people in 694 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,386
- Literacy
- 41.0%
- Area
- 19 km²
- LGD code
- 118952
Villages of Ora
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ora | 191 | 891 | 53.4% | 68% | 27% |
| Suruguda | 141 | 733 | 22.1% | 13% | 72% |
| Kupudama | 86 | 499 | 41.1% | 18% | 80% |
| Berama | 76 | 323 | 49.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Sindhiguda | 66 | 304 | 48.6% | 33% | 64% |
| Duabada | 56 | 262 | 29.7% | 1% | 99% |
| Dadumaha | 33 | 169 | 32.8% | 12% | 88% |
| Budhaberama | 33 | 153 | 58.7% | 0% | 98% |
| Duriguda | 12 | 52 | 12.8% | 0% | 98% |
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 Ora
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,386
- 1,691 male · 1,695 female
- Households
- 694
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.0%
- below Kotagarh block's villages (47.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,002
- below Kotagarh block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 691
- 20.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,474
- 43.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 918 (27.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,293 (67.7%)
What the 1,474 workers did
- Cultivators36 (2.4%)
- Agricultural labourers49 (3.3%)
- Household industry14 (0.9%)
- Other work23 (1.6%)
- Marginal workers1,352 (91.7%)
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 Ora
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 19 km², 9% of it sown with crops and 26% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre5 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes0 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus3 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Maize (9), Black Gram (9).
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 Kotagarh block
- Dharakote
- Durgapanga
- Gugurumaha
- Jubaguda
- Judaballi
- Kotagarh
- Madaguda
- Marlanga
- Parigarh
- Pokari
- Ranipanga
- Sartulu
- Srirampur
- Subaranagiri
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