Gram panchayat · Kendrapada block · Kendrapara
Chakroda gram panchayat
Chakroda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,749 people in 1,738 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 7,749
- Literacy
- 85.7%
- Area
- 8.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119100
Villages of Chakroda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarapur | 709 | 3,191 | 83.5% | 20% | 7% |
| Chakroda | 373 | 1,694 | 88.2% | 19% | 0% |
| Narilo | 388 | 1,689 | 84.6% | 13% | 0% |
| Kantia | 195 | 830 | 86.4% | 31% | 0% |
| Orsaka | 73 | 345 | 96.3% | 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 Chakroda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,749
- 3,940 male · 3,809 female
- Households
- 1,738
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.7%
- about the same as Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 967
- below Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 779
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,523
- 32.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,452 (18.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 214 (2.8%)
What the 2,523 workers did
- Cultivators682 (27.0%)
- Agricultural labourers221 (8.8%)
- Household industry17 (0.7%)
- Other work566 (22.4%)
- Marginal workers1,037 (41.1%)
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 Chakroda
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 9 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school5 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5).
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 Kendrapada block
- Ayeba
- Bagada
- Baro
- Bhagabatpur
- Bharatpur
- Chandanpur
- Charigaon
- Dhola
- Dhumat
- Gangapada
- Ghagara
- Gulnagar
- Indupur
- Jamdhar
- Kalapada
- Kansar
- Kapaleswar
- Keshpur
- Koro
- Kutarang
- Nikirai
- Ostapur
- Palasingha
- Purushottampur
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chakroda? Share it with us.