Gram panchayat · Ghatgaon block · Kendujhar
Toranipokhari gram panchayat
Toranipokhari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ghatgaon block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 6,496 people in 1,483 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 6,496
- Literacy
- 66.3%
- Area
- 23 km²
- LGD code
- 119355
Villages of Toranipokhari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paipani | 380 | 1,741 | 61.4% | 5% | 52% |
| Toranipokhari | 194 | 956 | 73.7% | 5% | 60% |
| Dhobapitana | 229 | 849 | 66.9% | 2% | 52% |
| Mathurapasi | 180 | 838 | 62.9% | 2% | 32% |
| Gopapur | 116 | 511 | 82.0% | 0% | 90% |
| Dwarikapasi | 134 | 510 | 62.7% | 28% | 38% |
| Dandipasi | 110 | 503 | 63.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Khudupatuli | 58 | 235 | 62.4% | 0% | 46% |
| Podadiha | 36 | 194 | 62.4% | 0% | 52% |
| Vandaripasi | 46 | 159 | 67.4% | 39% | 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 Toranipokhari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,496
- 3,272 male · 3,224 female
- Households
- 1,483
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.3%
- about the same as Ghatgaon block's villages (66.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- below Ghatgaon block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 888
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,258
- 50.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 373 (5.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,564 (54.9%)
What the 3,258 workers did
- Cultivators799 (24.5%)
- Agricultural labourers617 (18.9%)
- Household industry36 (1.1%)
- Other work359 (11.0%)
- Marginal workers1,447 (44.4%)
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 Toranipokhari
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 23 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 10
- Middle school6 of 10
- Secondary school4 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre10 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes3 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office7 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Vegetables (1), Oilseed (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 Ghatgaon block
- Badajamuposi
- Badamasinabilla
- Badapichhula
- Balabhadrapur
- Balipokhari
- Barhatipura
- Basantapur
- Bholabeda
- Binida
- Dhenkikote
- Gadadharpur
- Khantaghar
- Manoharpur
- Muktapuir
- Mukundapurpatna
- Paidapatna
- Pandapada
- Patilo
- Pipilia
- Purumunda
- Rutisila
- Santarapur
- Sarasposi
- Sunatangiri
- Tara
- Uperdiha
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