Gram panchayat · Gania block · Nayagarh
Gania gram panchayat
Gania is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gania block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 2,525 people in 638 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Daspalla assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 2,525
- Literacy
- 89.3%
- Area
- 3.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120630
Villages of Gania
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gania | 555 | 2,213 | 89.7% | 27% | 1% |
| Erandipathar | 83 | 312 | 86.3% | 11% | 21% |
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 Gania
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,525
- 1,305 male · 1,220 female
- Households
- 638
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.3%
- above Gania block's villages (79.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 935
- above Gania block's villages (919)
- Children aged 0–6
- 257
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 756
- 29.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 632 (25.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 91 (3.6%)
What the 756 workers did
- Cultivators42 (5.6%)
- Agricultural labourers3 (0.4%)
- Household industry3 (0.4%)
- Other work509 (67.3%)
- Marginal workers199 (26.3%)
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 Gania
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 4 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college1 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (4), Paddy (2).
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 Gania block
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