Gram panchayat · Bolagarh block · Khordha
Arikama gram panchayat
Arikama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bolagarh block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,894 people in 1,134 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,894
- Literacy
- 80.5%
- Area
- 9.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119618
Villages of Arikama
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhabanipur | 335 | 1,463 | 77.5% | 25% | 24% |
| Arikama | 190 | 807 | 87.4% | 20% | 0% |
| Kotasingha | 188 | 763 | 89.3% | 4% | 0% |
| Kanrapur | 154 | 718 | 61.3% | 3% | 33% |
| Sankarpur | 138 | 669 | 89.6% | 1% | 0% |
| Beguniamula | 67 | 244 | 72.8% | 6% | 0% |
| Beguniamulapatana | 62 | 230 | 89.5% | 1% | 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 Arikama
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,894
- 2,485 male · 2,409 female
- Households
- 1,134
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.5%
- below Bolagarh block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 969
- above Bolagarh block's villages (943)
- Children aged 0–6
- 558
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,856
- 37.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 608 (12.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 588 (12.0%)
What the 1,856 workers did
- Cultivators318 (17.1%)
- Agricultural labourers407 (21.9%)
- Household industry62 (3.3%)
- Other work354 (19.1%)
- Marginal workers715 (38.5%)
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 Arikama
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 9 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (6), Paddy (3), Pulses (3).
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 Bolagarh block
- Asarladala
- Badakumari
- Bankoidesh
- Bologarh
- Dabaradhuapatna
- Daleisahi
- Dhalapathar
- Fasioda
- Gediapalli
- Gopalpur
- Kadaba
- Kalanga
- Khanguria
- Mnibandha
- Patapursasana
- Pichukoili
- Sagaragaon
- Sanapadara
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