Gram panchayat · Saharapada block · Kendujhar
Gandabeda gram panchayat
Gandabeda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,148 people in 901 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,148
- Literacy
- 66.3%
- Area
- 19 km²
- LGD code
- 119498
Villages of Gandabeda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandibeda | 135 | 705 | 74.0% | 3% | 96% |
| Telipada | 158 | 695 | 57.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Danuatangarpada | 139 | 675 | 70.9% | 4% | 94% |
| Laxmiposi | 111 | 485 | 63.9% | 0% | 48% |
| Jaganathapur | 97 | 445 | 60.1% | 0% | 63% |
| Suagapur | 87 | 398 | 70.7% | 0% | 36% |
| Sanadhanurjaypur | 92 | 376 | 65.1% | 0% | 86% |
| Dasapada | 82 | 369 | 67.7% | 0% | 91% |
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 Gandabeda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,148
- 2,003 male · 2,145 female
- Households
- 901
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.3%
- about the same as Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,071
- above Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 572
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,468
- 59.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 45 (1.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,322 (80.1%)
What the 2,468 workers did
- Cultivators549 (22.2%)
- Agricultural labourers460 (18.6%)
- Household industry15 (0.6%)
- Other work311 (12.6%)
- Marginal workers1,133 (45.9%)
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 Gandabeda
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 19 km², and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school5 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 road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Saharapada block
- Baikala
- Barbil
- Dalapaka
- Damahuda
- Digaposi
- Goras
- Kapundi
- Khadikapada
- Khajirapat
- Khuntapada
- Kundula
- Machhagarh
- Mallarpada
- Raidiha
- Saharpada
- Sankhua
- Silipada
- Tendara
- Udayapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gandabeda? Share it with us.