Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Petchhela(B.b Colony) gram panchayat
Petchhela(B.b Colony) is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 8,111 people in 1,641 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 8,111
- Literacy
- 70.2%
- Area
- 27.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275304
Villages of Petchhela(B.b Colony)
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petchhela | 986 | 4,773 | 61.2% | 4% | 22% |
| Kochila | 207 | 1,083 | 85.6% | 6% | 0% |
| Adoi | 128 | 711 | 86.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Palli Garh | 133 | 666 | 78.0% | 45% | 0% |
| Sarumunhi | 86 | 397 | 76.6% | 4% | 0% |
| Kentia | 69 | 323 | 85.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Rajendra Nagar | 32 | 158 | 80.6% | 26% | 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 Petchhela(B.b Colony)
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,111
- 4,188 male · 3,923 female
- Households
- 1,641
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.2%
- below Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 937
- below Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,056
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,769
- 34.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 606 (7.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,039 (12.8%)
What the 2,769 workers did
- Cultivators1,167 (42.1%)
- Agricultural labourers459 (16.6%)
- Household industry60 (2.2%)
- Other work515 (18.6%)
- Marginal workers568 (20.5%)
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 Petchhela(B.b Colony)
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 28 km², 40% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Mahakalapada block
- Alailo
- Ameipal
- Badakul
- Badihi
- Balipal
- Baradanga
- Barakandha
- Batighara
- Baulakani
- Bijayanagar
- Deulapada
- Gadaromita
- Gogua
- Jadupur
- Jamboo
- Jayachandrapur
- Kansarabadadandua
- Karanja
- Kharinasi
- Khursia
- Lanjura
- Mahakalapada
- Mangalapur
- Patalipanka
- Rajgarh
- Ramanagar
- Suniti
- Teragan
- Tihiri
- Tikarapanga
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