Gram panchayat · Aul block · Kendrapara
Atala gram panchayat
Atala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Aul block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 2,625 people in 573 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Aul assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 2,625
- Literacy
- 85.7%
- Area
- 5.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119021
Villages of Atala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaneswarpur | 170 | 808 | 79.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Khandol | 148 | 691 | 95.2% | 2% | 0% |
| Kenanga | 93 | 402 | 71.3% | 52% | 0% |
| Atala | 73 | 350 | 92.9% | 9% | 0% |
| Gopinathpur | 29 | 139 | 92.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Kundilo | 21 | 95 | 96.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Kochila | 20 | 79 | 89.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Purilo | 19 | 61 | 85.7% | 0% | 0% |
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 Atala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,625
- 1,195 male · 1,430 female
- Households
- 573
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.7%
- about the same as Aul block's villages (85.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,197
- above Aul block's villages (1,135)
- Children aged 0–6
- 261
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 700
- 26.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 429 (16.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 700 workers did
- Cultivators369 (52.7%)
- Agricultural labourers64 (9.1%)
- Household industry23 (3.3%)
- Other work105 (15.0%)
- Marginal workers139 (19.9%)
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 Atala
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 6 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Aul block
- Arehikana
- Argal
- Badambila
- Balakati
- Batipada
- Bhuinpur
- Chandiagari
- Dashipur
- Demal
- Desahi
- Dimiripal
- Ekamania
- Eradanga
- Gobindapur
- Juania
- Kalaspur
- Ketupal
- Koladiha
- Mahu
- Manikapatna
- Mendhapur
- Narendrapur
- Nial
- Nuapada
- Padanipal
- Palimi
- Patrapur
- Petapada
- Sahira
- Sanamanga
- Sansidha
- Singiri
- Tunga
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