Gram panchayat · Chilika block · Khordha
Ankula gram panchayat
Ankula is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chilika block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 7,458 people in 1,579 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chilika assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 7,458
- Literacy
- 80.7%
- Area
- 17.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119636
Villages of Ankula
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmanakusadiha | 202 | 870 | 73.7% | 43% | 0% |
| Samantasingharpur | 148 | 702 | 84.6% | 6% | 0% |
| Parikansari | 118 | 664 | 84.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Purusotampur | 121 | 617 | 74.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Brahmanadeipur | 134 | 583 | 88.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Ankula | 129 | 567 | 70.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Ransinghapur | 93 | 475 | 91.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Rahanabelli | 101 | 440 | 79.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Champatipur | 86 | 422 | 78.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Paikakusadiha | 88 | 402 | 97.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Durgapur | 68 | 341 | 81.8% | 6% | 0% |
| Kaluri | 67 | 332 | 66.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Harapur | 72 | 303 | 68.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Pranadeipur | 63 | 300 | 84.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Khetrapala | 57 | 275 | 87.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Dangua | 32 | 165 | 82.6% | 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 Ankula
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,458
- 3,727 male · 3,731 female
- Households
- 1,579
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.7%
- above Chilika block's villages (79.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- above Chilika block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 860
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,479
- 33.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 504 (6.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,479 workers did
- Cultivators692 (27.9%)
- Agricultural labourers381 (15.4%)
- Household industry31 (1.3%)
- Other work520 (21.0%)
- Marginal workers855 (34.5%)
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 Ankula
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 17 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 16
- Middle school2 of 16
- Secondary school2 of 16
- Senior secondary school1 of 16
- Degree college1 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre0 of 16
- Anganwadi centre13 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump16 of 16
- Electricity for homes12 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 16
- Public bus0 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage16 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 16
- Weekly haat0 of 16
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Chilika block
- Atharbatia
- Badakula
- Baulabandha
- Biribadi
- Chndeswar
- Dungamal (Ct)
- Haripur
- Hatabaradi
- Jaripada
- Kalakaleswar
- Kumandalapatna
- Mansinghpur
- Nimakheta
- Sananasiri
- Singheswar
- Sorana
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