Gram panchayat · Garadapur block · Kendrapara
Talakusuma gram panchayat
Talakusuma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Garadapur block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,308 people in 1,596 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,308
- Literacy
- 84.8%
- Area
- 9.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119092
Villages of Talakusuma
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talakusuma | 592 | 2,253 | 87.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Bangari | 294 | 1,304 | 86.5% | 18% | 0% |
| Pundilo (Pari Pundilo) | 354 | 1,250 | 75.3% | 24% | 0% |
| Birijanga | 146 | 664 | 88.2% | 17% | 0% |
| Tentol | 155 | 639 | 85.7% | 17% | 0% |
| Sikol | 55 | 198 | 92.8% | 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 Talakusuma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,308
- 3,115 male · 3,193 female
- Households
- 1,596
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.8%
- below Garadapur block's villages (86.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,025
- above Garadapur block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 580
- 9.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,172
- 34.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,232 (19.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,172 workers did
- Cultivators482 (22.2%)
- Agricultural labourers369 (17.0%)
- Household industry39 (1.8%)
- Other work499 (23.0%)
- Marginal workers783 (36.0%)
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 Talakusuma
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 9 km², 26% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- 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
- Baadabetara
- Bangalpur
- Bantala
- Bedari
- Bhagabanpur
- Garadapur
- Kalabuda
- Madhusasan
- Nadiabarai
- Padamapur
- Pakhada
- Palasudha
- Patakura
- Ramachandrapur
- San Adhanga
- Tikanpur
- Tyendakuda
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