Gram panchayat · Kaptipada block · Mayurbhanj
Pedagadi gram panchayat
Pedagadi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 6,665 people in 1,721 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 6,665
- Literacy
- 75.5%
- Area
- 10 km²
- LGD code
- 120210
Villages of Pedagadi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedagadi | 617 | 2,506 | 81.2% | 21% | 22% |
| Jarada | 254 | 867 | 85.3% | 0% | 18% |
| Gothapura | 133 | 546 | 41.7% | 0% | 92% |
| Rathipur | 140 | 522 | 84.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Patpur | 124 | 499 | 70.5% | 0% | 89% |
| Gohira | 124 | 489 | 73.5% | 35% | 28% |
| Karapada | 79 | 279 | 85.2% | 0% | 29% |
| Mahulbani | 59 | 231 | 66.7% | 0% | 68% |
| Tampada | 46 | 181 | 80.9% | 0% | 6% |
| Ghuntabani | 43 | 171 | 50.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Astapura | 38 | 142 | 65.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Khetpada | 36 | 130 | 58.8% | 0% | 94% |
| Gheepura | 28 | 102 | 64.7% | 0% | 86% |
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 Pedagadi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,665
- 3,342 male · 3,323 female
- Households
- 1,721
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.5%
- above Kaptipada block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 994
- about the same as Kaptipada block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 788
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,451
- 36.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 741 (11.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,591 (38.9%)
What the 2,451 workers did
- Cultivators493 (20.1%)
- Agricultural labourers856 (34.9%)
- Household industry149 (6.1%)
- Other work405 (16.5%)
- Marginal workers548 (22.4%)
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 Pedagadi
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 10 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 13
- Middle school3 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college1 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre2 of 13
- Anganwadi centre8 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes12 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road13 of 13
- Public bus4 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 13
- Weekly haat1 of 13
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Vegetables (3), Fruits (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 Kaptipada block
- Badbisole
- Badgudugudia
- Badkhaladi
- Chakradharpur
- Debla
- Dewanbahali
- Jadida
- Jambani
- Jayantipata-samil-jamdiha
- Jhinkpada
- Kalamgadia
- Kaptipada
- Kolialam
- Labanyadeipur
- Majhigadia
- Mankadapada
- Notto
- Nudadiha
- Padmapokhari
- Pingu
- Ramchandrapur
- Ranipokhari
- Salchua
- Sarat
- Sardiha
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