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Gram panchayat · Karanjia block · Mayurbhanj

Chitraposi gram panchayat

Chitraposi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,433 people in 778 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Karanjia assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
3,433
Literacy
59.4%
Area
10.8 km²
LGD code
120221

Villages of Chitraposi

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Bhalugodaorofchitraposi3321,35459.5%7%69%
Murgapat2161,00361.8%3%67%
Asanbani16783556.8%1%88%
Badposi6324158.6%0%41%

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 Chitraposi

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,433
1,706 male · 1,727 female
Households
778
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
59.4%
about the same as Karanjia block's villages (60.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,012
about the same as Karanjia block's villages (1,020)
Children aged 0–6
506
14.7% of residents
Workers
1,580
46.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
142 (4.1%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,433 (70.9%)

What the 1,580 workers did

  • Cultivators43 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural labourers34 (2.2%)
  • Household industry5 (0.3%)
  • Other work142 (9.0%)
  • Marginal workers1,356 (85.8%)

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 Chitraposi

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 11 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 2% 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 homes3 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus1 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
  • Weekly haat1 of 4
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (4), Maize (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 Karanjia block

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