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Gram panchayat · Derabish block · Kendrapara

Chhoti gram panchayat

Chhoti is a gram panchayat (village council) in Derabish block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,264 people in 1,048 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patkura assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
4,264
Literacy
86.0%
Area
4.4 km²
LGD code
119057

Villages of Chhoti

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Chhoti5842,41382.6%43%0%
Netua24598589.7%28%0%
Chakaraghunathpur21986691.0%16%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 Chhoti

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,264
2,134 male · 2,130 female
Households
1,048
about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
86.0%
about the same as Derabish block's villages (86.5%)
Females per 1,000 males
998
above Derabish block's villages (957)
Children aged 0–6
483
11.3% of residents
Workers
1,260
29.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,451 (34.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
1 (0.0%)

What the 1,260 workers did

  • Cultivators295 (23.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers522 (41.4%)
  • Household industry61 (4.8%)
  • Other work157 (12.5%)
  • Marginal workers225 (17.9%)

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 Chhoti

How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 4 km², 88% of it sown with crops.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school2 of 3
  • Secondary school1 of 3
  • Senior secondary school1 of 3
  • Degree college0 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre1 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump3 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 3
  • Public bus0 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
  • Weekly haat0 of 3
Primary schools
4
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).

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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