Gram panchayat · Tangi block · Khordha
Olasingh gram panchayat
Olasingh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tangi block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 7,848 people in 1,524 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khurda assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 7,848
- Literacy
- 83.0%
- Area
- 18 km²
- LGD code
- 119696
Villages of Olasingh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damanbhuin | 414 | 2,324 | 79.9% | 2% | 9% |
| Olasingha | 413 | 1,872 | 78.9% | 8% | 8% |
| Gayabandha | 226 | 1,182 | 82.9% | 3% | 0% |
| Kuanrakalipatana | 100 | 576 | 86.0% | 6% | 0% |
| Kamalaprasadpatana | 90 | 468 | 90.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Jagannathprasadpatana | 67 | 333 | 95.3% | 26% | 0% |
| Purusotampur | 67 | 325 | 93.4% | 22% | 0% |
| Bimalaprasadpatana | 44 | 235 | 89.7% | 12% | 0% |
| Khajuria | 36 | 196 | 90.0% | 1% | 0% |
| Krushnanagar | 41 | 194 | 88.2% | 18% | 0% |
| Nayakot | 26 | 143 | 70.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Hanumantapur | 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 Olasingh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,848
- 4,014 male · 3,834 female
- Households
- 1,524
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.0%
- above Tangi block's villages (80.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- about the same as Tangi block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 869
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,584
- 32.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 474 (6.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 350 (4.5%)
What the 2,584 workers did
- Cultivators542 (21.0%)
- Agricultural labourers453 (17.5%)
- Household industry197 (7.6%)
- Other work683 (26.4%)
- Marginal workers709 (27.4%)
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 Olasingh
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 12 villages cover 18 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 11
- Middle school2 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college1 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes5 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 11
- Public bus5 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Cashew Nut (9), Pumpkin (3), Brinjal (2). Handicrafts: Saree (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 Tangi block
- Achutyapurpatna
- Badapari
- Badapokharia
- Balipatapur
- Bhusundapur
- Chhannagiri
- Dia
- Kamaguru
- Kantalabai
- Khunjjuri
- Kuhudi
- Lendo
- Mangalajodi
- Nirakarpur
- Nuagarh
- Pariorada
- Ramachandrapur
- Rameswar
- Ratnapur
- Sanarautapada
- Sarapari
- Sundarapur
- Tangi
- Tankol
- Ujalagopinathpur
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