Gram panchayat · Dasapalla block · Nayagarh
Gholahandi gram panchayat
Gholahandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasapalla block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 3,821 people in 1,043 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Daspalla assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 3,821
- Literacy
- 78.0%
- Area
- 22.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120610
Villages of Gholahandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gholahandi | 371 | 1,408 | 80.0% | 13% | 0% |
| Govindapurpatana | 251 | 910 | 80.4% | 12% | 2% |
| Telara | 96 | 346 | 67.4% | 33% | 0% |
| Baghuapasi | 101 | 343 | 74.4% | 13% | 0% |
| Jilinda | 75 | 272 | 71.5% | 31% | 66% |
| Madanapur | 60 | 227 | 81.4% | 22% | 30% |
| Guriabari | 46 | 168 | 83.4% | 19% | 7% |
| Nendurijhari | 23 | 84 | 79.4% | 0% | 65% |
| Nardigochha | 20 | 63 | 79.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Baranalia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bhalumundia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Majhimundia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Suankhala | 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 Gholahandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,821
- 1,990 male · 1,831 female
- Households
- 1,043
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.0%
- above Dasapalla block's villages (72.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 920
- below Dasapalla block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 456
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,447
- 37.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 621 (16.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 397 (10.4%)
What the 1,447 workers did
- Cultivators268 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers183 (12.6%)
- Household industry42 (2.9%)
- Other work361 (24.9%)
- Marginal workers593 (41.0%)
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 Gholahandi
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 22 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 35% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes7 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 9
- Public bus4 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat4 of 9
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Black Gram (9).
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 Dasapalla block
- Banigochha
- Bhogabadi
- Chadeyapalli
- Dihagaon
- Duda
- Ghugudipada
- Kalasakhaman
- Khamarsahi
- Kujamendhi
- Kulurukumpa
- Madhyakhanda
- Nachhipur
- Nuagaon
- Pokharigochha
- Sariganda
- Similisahi
- Takera
- Tendabadi
- Tumandi
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