Gram panchayat · Hatadihi block · Kendujhar
Ambo gram panchayat
Ambo is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hatadihi block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,307 people in 1,294 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Anandapur assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,307
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 12.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119384
Villages of Ambo
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambo | 279 | 1,191 | 83.4% | 39% | 0% |
| Karagola | 283 | 1,189 | 87.1% | 42% | 0% |
| Sankho | 231 | 861 | 88.9% | 56% | 0% |
| Antira | 188 | 800 | 88.4% | 49% | 0% |
| Laichhanpur | 104 | 474 | 73.1% | 0% | 55% |
| Beguniapadi | 85 | 333 | 89.1% | 53% | 0% |
| Sarala | 80 | 291 | 79.4% | 97% | 0% |
| Kolipadi | 44 | 168 | 83.8% | 29% | 1% |
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 Ambo
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,307
- 2,645 male · 2,662 female
- Households
- 1,294
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- above Hatadihi block's villages (80.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,006
- above Hatadihi block's villages (980)
- Children aged 0–6
- 585
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,580
- 29.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,342 (44.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 265 (5.0%)
What the 1,580 workers did
- Cultivators514 (32.5%)
- Agricultural labourers326 (20.6%)
- Household industry21 (1.3%)
- Other work222 (14.1%)
- Marginal workers497 (31.5%)
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 Ambo
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 13 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Sesame (7), Maize (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 Hatadihi block
- Aitipur
- Akarua
- Anara
- Badarampas
- Balibarei
- Bancho
- Bangore
- Danar
- Dhanurjayapur
- Dhenka
- Gedama
- Habaleswar
- Hadagarh
- Hatadihi
- Inchol
- Jambhira
- Kaligaon
- Kanleibalipal
- Mareigaon
- Orali
- Padhiaripally
- Panchugochia
- Pandado
- Sadanga
- Sadha
- Salania
- Samana
- Sasanga
- Soso
- Sulana
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