Gram panchayat · Rajnagar block · Kendrapara
Talachua gram panchayat
Talachua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,791 people in 1,137 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rajanagar assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,791
- Literacy
- 77.5%
- Area
- 10.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119248
Villages of Talachua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RajendraNagar | 233 | 1,094 | 74.4% | 10% | 0% |
| Tikayat Nagar | 210 | 1,064 | 74.5% | 12% | 0% |
| Talchua | 161 | 843 | 78.8% | 2% | 0% |
| Sikar Pahi | 135 | 670 | 80.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Birabhanjapur | 106 | 568 | 71.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Rajpatana | 75 | 444 | 83.0% | 4% | 0% |
| RajeswariNagar | 89 | 419 | 84.2% | 3% | 3% |
| Jyoti Prasad | 80 | 413 | 74.6% | 2% | 0% |
| Bhanja Prasad | 48 | 276 | 84.1% | 10% | 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 Talachua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,791
- 2,993 male · 2,798 female
- Households
- 1,137
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.5%
- below Rajnagar block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 935
- below Rajnagar block's villages (979)
- Children aged 0–6
- 886
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,073
- 35.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 317 (5.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 15 (0.3%)
What the 2,073 workers did
- Cultivators423 (20.4%)
- Agricultural labourers90 (4.3%)
- Household industry11 (0.5%)
- Other work779 (37.6%)
- Marginal workers770 (37.1%)
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 Talachua
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, 96% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Rajnagar block
- Baghamari
- Balisahipatna
- Bandhapada
- Belpal
- Bhitaragarh
- Brahmansahi
- Chandibaunsmul
- Dangamal
- Dera
- Ghadiamal
- Gupti
- Hatina
- Iswarpur
- Kandira
- Keradagarh
- Keruapal
- Khamarsahi
- Kolipur
- Krushnanagar
- Kurunti
- Mahisasura
- Mahulia
- Ostia
- Rajnagar
- Rajpur
- Rangani
- Sanabada-gopalpur
- Satavaya
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