Gram panchayat · Bansapal block · Kendujhar
Gonasika gram panchayat
Gonasika is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bansapal block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,620 people in 872 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,620
- Literacy
- 38.9%
- Area
- 54.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119268
Villages of Gonasika
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonasika | 175 | 1,459 | 52.8% | 10% | 77% |
| Guptaganga | 153 | 610 | 49.7% | 16% | 70% |
| Jantari | 124 | 583 | 32.8% | 1% | 98% |
| Sinkulapada | 93 | 464 | 17.4% | 0% | 98% |
| Baitarani (Bhuyan) | 86 | 420 | 18.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Raidiha | 66 | 298 | 16.7% | 0% | 73% |
| Goliabandharaidiha | 65 | 267 | 54.6% | 1% | 96% |
| Kadalibadi | 53 | 262 | 41.1% | 0% | 85% |
| Budhighar | 57 | 257 | 14.1% | 0% | 87% |
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 Gonasika
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,620
- 2,405 male · 2,215 female
- Households
- 872
- about 5.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 38.9%
- below Bansapal block's villages (42.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 921
- below Bansapal block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 779
- 16.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,018
- 43.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 251 (5.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,916 (84.8%)
What the 2,018 workers did
- Cultivators325 (16.1%)
- Agricultural labourers112 (5.6%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work256 (12.7%)
- Marginal workers1,320 (65.4%)
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 Gonasika
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 55 km², and 42% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school6 of 9
- Secondary school4 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes0 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
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 Bansapal block
- Bansapal
- Baragarh
- Bayakumutia
- Jatra
- Kalanda(Kha)
- Karangadihi
- Kodipasa
- Kuanr
- Kumundi
- Nayakote
- Phuljhar
- Saharpur
- Singhpur
- Suakati
- Talachampei
- Talakadakala
- Talakainsari
- Tana
- Taramakant
- Uperraigoda
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