Gram panchayat · Rajkanika block · Kendrapara
Kantapada gram panchayat
Kantapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajkanika block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,468 people in 981 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Aul assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,468
- Literacy
- 87.6%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119216
Villages of Kantapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherantapada | 399 | 1,692 | 85.7% | 38% | 0% |
| Kalikapur | 175 | 850 | 82.1% | 37% | 0% |
| Badagara | 131 | 658 | 96.6% | 12% | 0% |
| Porala | 98 | 413 | 85.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Gangadharpur | 56 | 276 | 88.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Gobindpur | 47 | 244 | 89.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Gokarneswar | 52 | 240 | 93.7% | 43% | 0% |
| Kantapada | 23 | 95 | 97.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Kothapahi | 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 Kantapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,468
- 2,102 male · 2,366 female
- Households
- 981
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.6%
- above Rajkanika block's villages (86.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,126
- above Rajkanika block's villages (1,088)
- Children aged 0–6
- 480
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,121
- 25.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,135 (25.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,121 workers did
- Cultivators243 (21.7%)
- Agricultural labourers111 (9.9%)
- Household industry19 (1.7%)
- Other work451 (40.2%)
- Marginal workers297 (26.5%)
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 Kantapada
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 8 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus4 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Rajkanika block
- Abdulpur
- Akhulipada
- Baghabuda
- Balarampur
- Baradia
- Barahadomanda
- Baruna
- Barunadiha
- Bharigada
- Charapada
- Deulatara
- Hatasahi
- Jagulaipada
- Jayanagar
- Katanabania
- Koilipur
- Koranda
- Nahuni
- Namatara
- Olaver
- Padhanpada
- Panasgand
- Parinupada-habalagand
- Pegarapada
- Siko
- Siopada
- Taras
- Trailokyapur
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