Gram panchayat · Rajnagar block · Kendrapara
Ostia gram panchayat
Ostia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,244 people in 1,747 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rajanagar assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,244
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 9.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119243
Villages of Ostia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagada | 395 | 1,848 | 84.6% | 15% | 0% |
| Balikana | 347 | 1,604 | 77.3% | 21% | 0% |
| Ostia | 279 | 1,325 | 85.2% | 4% | 0% |
| Bandhapatana | 235 | 1,047 | 83.6% | 32% | 0% |
| Bhagabanpur | 188 | 843 | 88.9% | 57% | 0% |
| Naladia | 142 | 830 | 92.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Jaganathpursasan | 96 | 393 | 93.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Katakana | 65 | 354 | 87.9% | 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 Ostia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,244
- 4,160 male · 4,084 female
- Households
- 1,747
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- about the same as Rajnagar block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- about the same as Rajnagar block's villages (979)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,050
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,287
- 27.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,494 (18.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,287 workers did
- Cultivators775 (33.9%)
- Agricultural labourers386 (16.9%)
- Household industry84 (3.7%)
- Other work403 (17.6%)
- Marginal workers639 (27.9%)
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 Ostia
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 8 villages cover 10 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Rajnagar block
- Baghamari
- Balisahipatna
- Bandhapada
- Belpal
- Bhitaragarh
- Brahmansahi
- Chandibaunsmul
- Dangamal
- Dera
- Ghadiamal
- Gupti
- Hatina
- Iswarpur
- Kandira
- Keradagarh
- Keruapal
- Khamarsahi
- Kolipur
- Krushnanagar
- Kurunti
- Mahisasura
- Mahulia
- Rajnagar
- Rajpur
- Rangani
- Sanabada-gopalpur
- Satavaya
- Talachua
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