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Gram panchayat · Garadapur block · Kendrapara

Palasudha gram panchayat

Palasudha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Garadapur block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,962 people in 1,017 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
3,962
Literacy
85.7%
Area
6.1 km²
LGD code
119087

Villages of Palasudha

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Palasudha (Oradi)4031,57491.9%13%0%
Kusunpura16072471.1%22%0%
Raisar12949686.5%5%0%
Kahana(Padaraisar)12349387.2%50%0%
Kharisan11840789.2%9%0%
Bhadilo8426879.0%7%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 Palasudha

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,962
1,896 male · 2,066 female
Households
1,017
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
85.7%
about the same as Garadapur block's villages (86.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,090
above Garadapur block's villages (978)
Children aged 0–6
463
11.7% of residents
Workers
1,212
30.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
700 (17.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
0 (0.0%)

What the 1,212 workers did

  • Cultivators351 (29.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers244 (20.1%)
  • Household industry60 (5.0%)
  • Other work150 (12.4%)
  • Marginal workers407 (33.6%)

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 Palasudha

How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 6 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 6
  • Middle school2 of 6
  • Secondary school1 of 6
  • Senior secondary school0 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre1 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump6 of 6
  • Electricity for homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road6 of 6
  • Public bus2 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
  • Weekly haat0 of 6
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

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 Garadapur block

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