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Keshpur gram panchayat
Keshpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,908 people in 774 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,908
- Literacy
- 87.2%
- Area
- 6.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119113
Villages of Keshpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesapur | 518 | 2,448 | 86.9% | 25% | 0% |
| Arua | 178 | 1,100 | 88.4% | 34% | 8% |
| Musadia | 78 | 360 | 86.1% | 30% | 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 Keshpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,908
- 1,930 male · 1,978 female
- Households
- 774
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.2%
- above Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,025
- above Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 508
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,141
- 29.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,092 (27.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 91 (2.3%)
What the 1,141 workers did
- Cultivators255 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers212 (18.6%)
- Household industry15 (1.3%)
- Other work486 (42.6%)
- Marginal workers173 (15.2%)
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 Keshpur
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 3 villages cover 7 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 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 centre3 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 office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3), Vegetable (3).
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
- Kapaleswar
- Koro
- Kutarang
- Nikirai
- Ostapur
- Palasingha
- Purushottampur
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
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