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Kapaleswar gram panchayat
Kapaleswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,767 people in 1,583 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,767
- Literacy
- 86.7%
- Area
- 16 km²
- LGD code
- 119112
Villages of Kapaleswar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garapur | 564 | 2,909 | 80.3% | 19% | 0% |
| Kapaleswar | 448 | 2,053 | 89.0% | 25% | 0% |
| Jajanga | 269 | 1,219 | 91.3% | 13% | 0% |
| Alijanga | 110 | 603 | 94.1% | 15% | 1% |
| Samalpur | 86 | 422 | 84.6% | 39% | 0% |
| KhamarKespur | 76 | 417 | 95.7% | 3% | 0% |
| Garuala | 30 | 144 | 87.1% | 24% | 0% |
| Bisibila | 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 Kapaleswar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,767
- 4,027 male · 3,740 female
- Households
- 1,583
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.7%
- above Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 929
- below Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 751
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,433
- 31.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,529 (19.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 11 (0.1%)
What the 2,433 workers did
- Cultivators464 (19.1%)
- Agricultural labourers121 (5.0%)
- Household industry83 (3.4%)
- Other work1,291 (53.1%)
- Marginal workers474 (19.5%)
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 Kapaleswar
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 16 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (7).
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
- Kalapada
- Kansar
- Keshpur
- Koro
- Kutarang
- Nikirai
- Ostapur
- Palasingha
- Purushottampur
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
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