Gram panchayat · Kendrapada block · Kendrapara
Ostapur gram panchayat
Ostapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,568 people in 1,176 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,568
- Literacy
- 83.9%
- Area
- 10.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119117
Villages of Ostapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biraswati | 399 | 1,959 | 83.2% | 13% | 0% |
| Depur | 243 | 1,055 | 85.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Nagapur | 138 | 766 | 78.9% | 28% | 13% |
| Ostapur | 140 | 589 | 95.5% | 11% | 0% |
| Kadalibadi | 84 | 419 | 75.1% | 56% | 0% |
| Saranga | 72 | 342 | 90.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Chakadabaranga | 54 | 234 | 72.0% | 91% | 0% |
| Malapur | 30 | 135 | 95.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Kosalpur | 16 | 69 | 83.6% | 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 Ostapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,568
- 2,806 male · 2,762 female
- Households
- 1,176
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.9%
- below Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- below Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 598
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,930
- 34.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,216 (21.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 101 (1.8%)
What the 1,930 workers did
- Cultivators632 (32.7%)
- Agricultural labourers390 (20.2%)
- Household industry25 (1.3%)
- Other work486 (25.2%)
- Marginal workers397 (20.6%)
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 Ostapur
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 11 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 9
- Middle school6 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (9).
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
- Koro
- Kutarang
- Nikirai
- Palasingha
- Purushottampur
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
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