Gram panchayat · Ranapur block · Nayagarh
Kasanda gram panchayat
Kasanda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ranapur block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,067 people in 1,170 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Ranpur assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,067
- Literacy
- 82.2%
- Area
- 14 km²
- LGD code
- 120748
Villages of Kasanda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasanda | 323 | 1,303 | 83.5% | 16% | 12% |
| Gaudiapada | 190 | 845 | 68.2% | 5% | 0% |
| Kutunisila | 140 | 678 | 86.3% | 3% | 0% |
| Jamusahi | 128 | 581 | 86.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Barapalli | 85 | 406 | 82.6% | 17% | 0% |
| Katakapada | 81 | 331 | 89.4% | 37% | 0% |
| Gambharikhola | 72 | 273 | 82.2% | 3% | 0% |
| Kandaragadia | 62 | 259 | 86.6% | 17% | 0% |
| Balabhadrapur | 49 | 228 | 99.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Damodarpur | 40 | 163 | 66.4% | 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 Kasanda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,067
- 2,609 male · 2,458 female
- Households
- 1,170
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.2%
- about the same as Ranapur block's villages (82.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 942
- about the same as Ranapur block's villages (940)
- Children aged 0–6
- 577
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,050
- 40.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 507 (10.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 151 (3.0%)
What the 2,050 workers did
- Cultivators451 (22.0%)
- Agricultural labourers337 (16.4%)
- Household industry18 (0.9%)
- Other work289 (14.1%)
- Marginal workers955 (46.6%)
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 Kasanda
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 14 km², 54% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 10
- Middle school4 of 10
- Secondary school4 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre7 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (10), Paddy (9), Maize (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
- Gourangapur
- Hansara
- Jankia
- Jhadapada
- Kandapada
- Kandha Nayagarh
- Keranda Tangi
- Khairapalli
- Khatia
- Kulasara
- Lodhachua
- Mahatpalla
- Majhiakhanda
- Mayurjhalia
- Narasinghpur
- Narendrapur
- Patia
- Pimpal
- Raipada
- Rajasunakhala
- Rankadeuli
- Surkabadi
- Talakani
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