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Gram panchayat · Marsaghai block · Kendrapara

Talasanga gram panchayat

Talasanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Marsaghai block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,464 people in 1,506 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
6,464
Literacy
86.8%
Area
5.7 km²
LGD code
119171

Villages of Talasanga

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Talasanga4772,00086.0%49%0%
Sasanipada3711,54989.9%21%0%
Manikipur2681,19481.9%22%0%
Bhusaranga21296393.6%0%0%
Khamagan17875881.9%13%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 Talasanga

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,464
3,262 male · 3,202 female
Households
1,506
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
86.8%
about the same as Marsaghai block's villages (86.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
982
above Marsaghai block's villages (966)
Children aged 0–6
536
8.3% of residents
Workers
2,099
32.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,673 (25.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
0 (0.0%)

What the 2,099 workers did

  • Cultivators652 (31.1%)
  • Agricultural labourers329 (15.7%)
  • Household industry40 (1.9%)
  • Other work634 (30.2%)
  • Marginal workers444 (21.2%)

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 Talasanga

How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 6 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school3 of 5
  • Secondary school2 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 of 5
  • Degree college0 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre2 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump5 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road5 of 5
  • Public bus0 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5), Brinjal,Potato (5).

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 Marsaghai block

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