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Amsena gram panchayat

Amsena is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nuapada block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,694 people in 1,021 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nuapadaନୂଆପଡ଼ା assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
4,694
Literacy
67.3%
Area
14.7 km²
LGD code
120827

Villages of Amsena

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Gotama3461,44872.3%10%20%
Kalyanpur3351,35153.6%9%16%
Amasena1911,18677.6%10%1%
Thelkobeda14970964.0%61%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 Amsena

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,694
2,390 male · 2,304 female
Households
1,021
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
67.3%
above Nuapada block's villages (56.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
964
below Nuapada block's villages (1,035)
Children aged 0–6
594
12.7% of residents
Workers
2,095
44.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
808 (17.2%)
Scheduled Tribes
524 (11.2%)

What the 2,095 workers did

  • Cultivators507 (24.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers256 (12.2%)
  • Household industry17 (0.8%)
  • Other work372 (17.8%)
  • Marginal workers943 (45.0%)

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 Amsena

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 15 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school0 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre0 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus1 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
0
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (3), Grountnut (1), Ground Nut (1), Groundnut (1), Ground Nuts (1), Blackgram (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 Nuapada block

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