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Ghagara gram panchayat
Ghagara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,221 people in 713 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,221
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 7.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119106
Villages of Ghagara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghagara | 588 | 2,649 | 84.8% | 45% | 0% |
| Khetrapal | 105 | 479 | 84.9% | 48% | 0% |
| Beruan | 20 | 93 | 96.4% | 55% | 0% |
| ChakaGhagara | 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 Ghagara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,221
- 1,598 male · 1,623 female
- Households
- 713
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- about the same as Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- above Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 389
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 805
- 25.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,467 (45.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.1%)
What the 805 workers did
- Cultivators284 (35.3%)
- Agricultural labourers199 (24.7%)
- Household industry21 (2.6%)
- Other work147 (18.3%)
- Marginal workers154 (19.1%)
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 Ghagara
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 4 villages cover 8 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre2 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) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (2).
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
- Chakroda
- Chandanpur
- Charigaon
- Dhola
- Dhumat
- Gangapada
- Gulnagar
- Indupur
- Jamdhar
- Kalapada
- Kansar
- Kapaleswar
- Keshpur
- Koro
- Kutarang
- Nikirai
- Ostapur
- Palasingha
- Purushottampur
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
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