Gram panchayat · Ranapur block · Nayagarh
Gourangapur gram panchayat
Gourangapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ranapur block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,710 people in 996 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Ranpur assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,710
- Literacy
- 84.3%
- Area
- 4.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120744
Villages of Gourangapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanagada | 403 | 1,644 | 84.7% | 20% | 5% |
| Baramula | 123 | 878 | 80.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Thananagar | 132 | 602 | 81.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gaurangpur | 105 | 569 | 90.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jadupur | 110 | 557 | 89.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bilagadia | 78 | 270 | 85.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Purunabasanta | 45 | 190 | 72.8% | 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 Gourangapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,710
- 2,479 male · 2,231 female
- Households
- 996
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.3%
- above Ranapur block's villages (82.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 900
- below Ranapur block's villages (940)
- Children aged 0–6
- 502
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,571
- 33.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 445 (9.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 79 (1.7%)
What the 1,571 workers did
- Cultivators228 (14.5%)
- Agricultural labourers462 (29.4%)
- Household industry34 (2.2%)
- Other work620 (39.5%)
- Marginal workers227 (14.4%)
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 Gourangapur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 5 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre2 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Black Gram (7), Vegetables (1).
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 Ranapur block
- Bajrakote
- Balabhadrapur
- Bandhamunda
- Baunsagarh
- Brajarajpur
- Brundabanpur
- Champagarh
- Champapedi
- Chandapur
- Damasahi
- Darpanarayanpur
- Gadabanikilo
- Gopalpur
- Hansara
- Jankia
- Jhadapada
- Kandapada
- Kandha Nayagarh
- Kasanda
- Keranda Tangi
- Khairapalli
- Khatia
- Kulasara
- Lodhachua
- Mahatpalla
- Majhiakhanda
- Mayurjhalia
- Narasinghpur
- Narendrapur
- Patia
- Pimpal
- Raipada
- Rajasunakhala
- Rankadeuli
- Surkabadi
- Talakani
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