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Koro gram panchayat
Koro is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,238 people in 1,421 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,238
- Literacy
- 82.3%
- Area
- 11.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119114
Villages of Koro
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kora | 530 | 2,410 | 84.6% | 40% | 0% |
| Palakana | 331 | 1,468 | 71.2% | 63% | 0% |
| Tanar | 352 | 1,453 | 84.6% | 5% | 0% |
| Gaidua | 92 | 392 | 87.2% | 21% | 0% |
| Pingal | 53 | 227 | 92.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Koramirjapur | 33 | 165 | 96.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Sribantapur | 30 | 123 | 87.3% | 27% | 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 Koro
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,238
- 3,117 male · 3,121 female
- Households
- 1,421
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.3%
- below Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- about the same as Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 673
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,981
- 31.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,088 (33.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,981 workers did
- Cultivators645 (32.6%)
- Agricultural labourers554 (28.0%)
- Household industry25 (1.3%)
- Other work282 (14.2%)
- Marginal workers475 (24.0%)
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 Koro
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 7 villages cover 12 km², 66% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre4 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 bus0 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
- 10
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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
- Kapaleswar
- Keshpur
- 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 Koro? Share it with us.