Gram panchayat · Kendrapada block · Kendrapara
Palasingha gram panchayat
Palasingha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,517 people in 960 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,517
- Literacy
- 82.6%
- Area
- 8 km²
- LGD code
- 119118
Villages of Palasingha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palasingha | 593 | 2,969 | 82.3% | 19% | 0% |
| Garajanga | 211 | 919 | 89.0% | 28% | 0% |
| Mirzapur | 104 | 412 | 77.3% | 44% | 1% |
| Koltira | 52 | 217 | 68.6% | 72% | 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 Palasingha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,517
- 2,147 male · 2,370 female
- Households
- 960
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.6%
- below Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,104
- above Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 518
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,225
- 27.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,156 (25.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 1,225 workers did
- Cultivators188 (15.3%)
- Agricultural labourers210 (17.1%)
- Household industry2 (0.2%)
- Other work121 (9.9%)
- Marginal workers704 (57.5%)
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 Palasingha
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 4 villages cover 8 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 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) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4), Vegetable (1).
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
- Ostapur
- Purushottampur
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
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