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Gram panchayat · Derabish block · Kendrapara

Chandol gram panchayat

Chandol is a gram panchayat (village council) in Derabish block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,286 people in 1,677 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patkura assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
7,286
Literacy
87.3%
Area
6.9 km²
LGD code
119055

Villages of Chandol

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Chandol6322,72985.4%38%3%
Oragala3821,79691.4%2%0%
Ganeshpur21178183.1%28%3%
Bhanagan19475489.2%12%1%
Naranpada10246089.5%8%0%
Panapada7943394.3%9%0%
Anantapur7733374.2%65%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 Chandol

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,286
3,779 male · 3,507 female
Households
1,677
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
87.3%
about the same as Derabish block's villages (86.5%)
Females per 1,000 males
928
below Derabish block's villages (957)
Children aged 0–6
763
10.5% of residents
Workers
2,548
35.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,656 (22.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
115 (1.6%)

What the 2,548 workers did

  • Cultivators427 (16.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers420 (16.5%)
  • Household industry95 (3.7%)
  • Other work632 (24.8%)
  • Marginal workers974 (38.2%)

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 Chandol

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 7 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 7
  • Middle school4 of 7
  • Secondary school3 of 7
  • Senior secondary school1 of 7
  • Degree college1 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre0 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes7 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road5 of 7
  • Public bus1 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
  • Weekly haat1 of 7
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
4
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).

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 Derabish block

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