Gram panchayat · Kendrapada block · Kendrapara
Kalapada gram panchayat
Kalapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,722 people in 1,143 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,722
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 13.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119110
Villages of Kalapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalapada | 589 | 2,441 | 84.4% | 7% | 0% |
| Samagudia | 546 | 2,250 | 86.7% | 7% | 0% |
| Meghabarada | 7 | 26 | 87.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Gopa | 1 | 5 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Brahmanbad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chakada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gaudagopa | 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 Kalapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,722
- 2,448 male · 2,274 female
- Households
- 1,143
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- about the same as Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 929
- below Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 458
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,889
- 40.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 326 (6.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,889 workers did
- Cultivators556 (29.4%)
- Agricultural labourers231 (12.2%)
- Household industry88 (4.7%)
- Other work466 (24.7%)
- Marginal workers548 (29.0%)
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 Kalapada
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 14 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre2 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump2 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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
- Ghagara
- Gulnagar
- Indupur
- Jamdhar
- 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 Kalapada? Share it with us.