Gram panchayat · Astaranga block · Puri
Kendrapati gram panchayat
Kendrapati is a gram panchayat (village council) in Astaranga block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,854 people in 2,031 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,854
- Literacy
- 80.0%
- Area
- 12.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120880
Villages of Kendrapati
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantapada | 583 | 2,525 | 73.4% | 45% | 0% |
| Jiola | 442 | 1,952 | 83.8% | 16% | 0% |
| Jiunti | 272 | 1,147 | 82.9% | 21% | 0% |
| Kendrapati | 258 | 1,080 | 78.8% | 32% | 0% |
| Namaro | 238 | 1,064 | 84.1% | 16% | 0% |
| Amaraula | 89 | 410 | 79.5% | 24% | 0% |
| Anko | 75 | 348 | 82.8% | 41% | 0% |
| Raghunathpur | 74 | 328 | 85.2% | 26% | 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 Kendrapati
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,854
- 4,443 male · 4,411 female
- Households
- 2,031
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.0%
- below Astaranga block's villages (82.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 993
- above Astaranga block's villages (976)
- Children aged 0–6
- 860
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,167
- 35.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,514 (28.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.0%)
What the 3,167 workers did
- Cultivators711 (22.5%)
- Agricultural labourers408 (12.9%)
- Household industry46 (1.5%)
- Other work692 (21.9%)
- Marginal workers1,310 (41.4%)
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 Kendrapati
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 13 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school8 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Betel (8), 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
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