Gram panchayat · Kaptipada block · Mayurbhanj
Pingu gram panchayat
Pingu is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,733 people in 875 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,733
- Literacy
- 66.4%
- Area
- 10.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120211
Villages of Pingu
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pingu | 353 | 1,586 | 69.1% | 4% | 24% |
| Gadiapal | 227 | 900 | 61.8% | 7% | 73% |
| Asanbani | 165 | 701 | 72.3% | 3% | 55% |
| Chuinposi | 130 | 546 | 58.5% | 11% | 63% |
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 Pingu
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,733
- 1,884 male · 1,849 female
- Households
- 875
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.4%
- above Kaptipada block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 981
- below Kaptipada block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 506
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,600
- 42.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 211 (5.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,755 (47.0%)
What the 1,600 workers did
- Cultivators74 (4.6%)
- Agricultural labourers5 (0.3%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work96 (6.0%)
- Marginal workers1,421 (88.8%)
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 Pingu
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 10 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 35% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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
- Pedagadi
- Ramchandrapur
- Ranipokhari
- Salchua
- Sarat
- Sardiha
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