Gram panchayat · Gopabandhunagar block · Mayurbhanj
Arapata gram panchayat
Arapata is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gopabandhunagar block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,655 people in 1,280 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 5,655
- Literacy
- 59.1%
- Area
- 9.3 km²
- LGD code
- 120150
Villages of Arapata
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapata | 421 | 1,775 | 60.4% | 25% | 51% |
| Tikayatpur | 183 | 851 | 52.6% | 13% | 54% |
| Daundia | 178 | 840 | 58.5% | 15% | 41% |
| Khiripada | 151 | 694 | 64.9% | 19% | 33% |
| Parichhipur | 151 | 653 | 55.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Dulisol | 59 | 289 | 39.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Samaraipur | 59 | 254 | 65.9% | 58% | 0% |
| Palsa | 28 | 108 | 57.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Tribikrampur | 27 | 108 | 92.9% | 5% | 0% |
| Chakapalasa | 13 | 53 | 98.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dianpalasa | 10 | 30 | 59.3% | 70% | 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 Arapata
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,655
- 2,852 male · 2,803 female
- Households
- 1,280
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.1%
- below Gopabandhunagar block's villages (65.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Gopabandhunagar block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 820
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,445
- 43.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 984 (17.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,974 (52.6%)
What the 2,445 workers did
- Cultivators563 (23.0%)
- Agricultural labourers284 (11.6%)
- Household industry31 (1.3%)
- Other work213 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers1,354 (55.4%)
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 Arapata
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 9 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 11
- Middle school2 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre6 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 11
- Weekly haat2 of 11
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Gopabandhunagar block
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