Gram panchayat · Astaranga block · Puri
Alasahi gram panchayat
Alasahi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Astaranga block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 6,700 people in 1,515 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 6,700
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 11.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120877
Villages of Alasahi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alasahi | 420 | 1,935 | 82.7% | 54% | 0% |
| Asana | 256 | 1,105 | 83.2% | 14% | 0% |
| Ananta | 229 | 894 | 87.1% | 11% | 0% |
| Patasundarpur | 163 | 756 | 85.3% | 22% | 0% |
| Baranga | 166 | 696 | 83.7% | 22% | 0% |
| Olihan | 103 | 492 | 84.9% | 11% | 0% |
| Beghari | 98 | 450 | 79.3% | 100% | 0% |
| Dakhinmul | 66 | 304 | 88.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Petapada | 14 | 68 | 85.7% | 90% | 0% |
| Osian | 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 Alasahi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,700
- 3,386 male · 3,314 female
- Households
- 1,515
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- above Astaranga block's villages (82.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- about the same as Astaranga block's villages (976)
- Children aged 0–6
- 668
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,786
- 41.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,496 (37.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,786 workers did
- Cultivators811 (29.1%)
- Agricultural labourers175 (6.3%)
- Household industry28 (1.0%)
- Other work829 (29.8%)
- Marginal workers943 (33.8%)
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 Alasahi
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 10 villages cover 12 km², 44% of it sown with crops and 24% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump6 of 9
- Electricity for homes6 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat2 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Ground Nuts (1), Betel (1), Vegetable (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 Astaranga block
- Alangapur
- Astarang
- Chhuriana
- Jhadling
- Kendrapati
- Korana
- Manduki
- Nagar
- Naiguan
- Nuagarh
- Patalada
- Saripur
- Sisua
- Talada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Alasahi? Share it with us.