Gram panchayat · Champua block · Kendujhar
Parasala gram panchayat
Parasala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Champua block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,185 people in 747 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,185
- Literacy
- 71.9%
- Area
- 15.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119301
Villages of Parasala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsala | 349 | 1,374 | 83.7% | 21% | 10% |
| Sijukala | 169 | 722 | 56.9% | 0% | 37% |
| Ramachandrapur | 118 | 563 | 65.0% | 0% | 50% |
| Ramachandrapur(Kha) | 42 | 231 | 44.8% | 0% | 87% |
| Gopinathapur | 41 | 200 | 79.4% | 0% | 43% |
| Tentala | 21 | 73 | 86.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Nayabandha | 7 | 22 | 95.2% | 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 Parasala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,185
- 1,600 male · 1,585 female
- Households
- 747
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.9%
- above Champua block's villages (69.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 991
- below Champua block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 436
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,325
- 41.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 283 (8.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 968 (30.4%)
What the 1,325 workers did
- Cultivators328 (24.8%)
- Agricultural labourers133 (10.0%)
- Household industry68 (5.1%)
- Other work279 (21.1%)
- Marginal workers517 (39.0%)
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 Parasala
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 16 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 26% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 7
- Middle school1 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 homes5 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus6 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- 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 Champua block
- Badanai
- Bhanda
- Bhuinpur
- Chandrasekharpur
- Jajaposi
- Jally
- Jamudalak
- Jyotipur
- Kalikaprasad
- Karanjia
- Kashipal
- Kodagadia
- Kutariposi
- Padua
- Rajia
- Rangamatia
- Rimuli
- Sadangi
- Sarei
- Sunaposi
- Uchabali
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Parasala? Share it with us.