Gram panchayat · Ghatgaon block · Kendujhar
Uperdiha gram panchayat
Uperdiha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ghatgaon block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,513 people in 1,850 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,513
- Literacy
- 65.8%
- Area
- 23.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119356
Villages of Uperdiha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uparadiha | 740 | 3,238 | 74.8% | 5% | 40% |
| Melana | 496 | 2,225 | 47.6% | 4% | 88% |
| Kusunapur | 244 | 1,186 | 66.5% | 1% | 46% |
| Balijodi | 224 | 1,133 | 66.2% | 2% | 87% |
| Golabandha | 146 | 731 | 76.2% | 34% | 51% |
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 Uperdiha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,513
- 4,285 male · 4,228 female
- Households
- 1,850
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.8%
- about the same as Ghatgaon block's villages (66.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 987
- below Ghatgaon block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,442
- 16.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,227
- 37.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 520 (6.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,168 (60.7%)
What the 3,227 workers did
- Cultivators717 (22.2%)
- Agricultural labourers875 (27.1%)
- Household industry4 (0.1%)
- Other work1,011 (31.3%)
- Marginal workers620 (19.2%)
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 Uperdiha
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 23 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school3 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes3 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Wheat (2), Vegetable (2).
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
- Toranipokhari
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