Gram panchayat · Begunia block · Khordha
Podadiha gram panchayat
Podadiha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Begunia block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 10,597 people in 2,353 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 10,597
- Literacy
- 85.9%
- Area
- 22 km²
- LGD code
- 119591
Villages of Podadiha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badatulasipur | 326 | 1,638 | 88.8% | 22% | 0% |
| Podadiha | 362 | 1,390 | 92.8% | 39% | 0% |
| Nilakanthapur | 259 | 1,247 | 79.1% | 7% | 31% |
| Talagarh | 219 | 1,133 | 76.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Barasahi | 214 | 1,068 | 81.0% | 12% | 36% |
| Ostapur | 203 | 933 | 91.3% | 7% | 0% |
| Paikarasahi | 213 | 849 | 91.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Sanatulasipur | 149 | 674 | 81.3% | 21% | 0% |
| Kotapalla | 150 | 635 | 90.9% | 1% | 0% |
| Diniari | 119 | 529 | 83.1% | 2% | 19% |
| Podadihapatana | 139 | 501 | 88.6% | 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 Podadiha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 10,597
- 5,454 male · 5,143 female
- Households
- 2,353
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.9%
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (85.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 943
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,250
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,727
- 35.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,346 (12.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,169 (11.0%)
What the 3,727 workers did
- Cultivators685 (18.4%)
- Agricultural labourers583 (15.6%)
- Household industry131 (3.5%)
- Other work879 (23.6%)
- Marginal workers1,449 (38.9%)
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 Podadiha
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 22 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school9 of 11
- Secondary school3 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre11 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop9 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 9
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Black Gram (2), Green Gram (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 Begunia block
- Badaberana
- Baghamari
- Begunia
- Botalama
- Deuli
- Dingara
- Durgapur
- Gadamanitri
- Govuindapur
- Haja
- Hirapur
- Kantabada
- Kunjuri
- Pangarasingh
- Rasdhakantapur
- Rautapada
- Sagadabhanga
- Sarua
- Siko
- Simora
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