Gram panchayat · Raruan block · Mayurbhanj
Gadapalasa gram panchayat
Gadapalasa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raruan block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,258 people in 1,240 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jashipur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 5,258
- Literacy
- 65.0%
- Area
- 17 km²
- LGD code
- 120306
Villages of Gadapalasa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godapalasa | 272 | 1,072 | 62.7% | 17% | 50% |
| Tingiria | 246 | 933 | 73.9% | 0% | 69% |
| Kulundi | 167 | 723 | 61.3% | 2% | 51% |
| Sana Palasa | 83 | 591 | 76.2% | 16% | 56% |
| Bisida | 132 | 568 | 57.9% | 40% | 52% |
| Panasi | 137 | 566 | 52.9% | 8% | 54% |
| Purunia | 66 | 288 | 67.3% | 3% | 56% |
| Badamenta | 68 | 253 | 76.4% | 0% | 98% |
| Brundeiposi | 42 | 170 | 40.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Dhangidiposi | 20 | 74 | 80.0% | 14% | 0% |
| Panchudala | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 0% | 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 Gadapalasa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,258
- 2,636 male · 2,622 female
- Households
- 1,240
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.0%
- above Raruan block's villages (62.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- below Raruan block's villages (1,013)
- Children aged 0–6
- 599
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,420
- 46.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 587 (11.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,055 (58.1%)
What the 2,420 workers did
- Cultivators293 (12.1%)
- Agricultural labourers199 (8.2%)
- Household industry60 (2.5%)
- Other work255 (10.5%)
- Marginal workers1,613 (66.7%)
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 Gadapalasa
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 17 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school4 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 centre8 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 6
- 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 Raruan block
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