Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Gangarajpur gram panchayat
Gangarajpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,405 people in 733 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,405
- Literacy
- 28.9%
- Area
- 10.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119902
Villages of Gangarajpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangarajpur | 324 | 1,502 | 30.9% | 30% | 59% |
| Sikilamari | 129 | 629 | 30.4% | 0% | 61% |
| Neelampadu | 107 | 522 | 8.9% | 0% | 74% |
| Sakireu (Sakereu) | 72 | 354 | 50.3% | 0% | 68% |
| Setrai | 67 | 265 | 25.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Gunjipadu | 34 | 133 | 24.3% | 0% | 98% |
| Jhiliguntha | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Gangarajpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,405
- 1,706 male · 1,699 female
- Households
- 733
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 28.9%
- below Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- below Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 587
- 17.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,104
- 61.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 454 (13.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,286 (67.1%)
What the 2,104 workers did
- Cultivators1,032 (49.0%)
- Agricultural labourers296 (14.1%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work25 (1.2%)
- Marginal workers751 (35.7%)
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 Gangarajpur
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 10 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school0 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (6), Paddy (6), Zinger (6).
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 Pottangi block
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