Gram panchayat · Brahmagiri block · Puri
Gorual gram panchayat
Gorual is a gram panchayat (village council) in Brahmagiri block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,777 people in 1,199 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,777
- Literacy
- 79.3%
- Area
- 32.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120897
Villages of Gorual
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorual | 565 | 2,869 | 83.7% | 14% | 0% |
| Sipasurubili | 293 | 1,167 | 88.3% | 26% | 1% |
| Girola | 156 | 788 | 67.8% | 19% | 0% |
| Sandhapur | 90 | 473 | 62.2% | 71% | 0% |
| Alipada | 89 | 461 | 66.1% | 1% | 0% |
| Amangabarabati | 6 | 19 | 77.8% | 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 Gorual
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,777
- 2,964 male · 2,813 female
- Households
- 1,199
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.3%
- below Brahmagiri block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- below Brahmagiri block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 650
- 11.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,049
- 35.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,186 (20.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 10 (0.2%)
What the 2,049 workers did
- Cultivators373 (18.2%)
- Agricultural labourers308 (15.0%)
- Household industry172 (8.4%)
- Other work583 (28.5%)
- Marginal workers613 (29.9%)
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 Gorual
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 32 km², 22% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Brahmagiri block
- Ambapada
- Badabenakudi
- Balikerapachhipala
- Bentapur
- Bhubanpur
- Brahmagiri
- Brahmunia
- Chapamanik
- Dharanikudi
- Dimirisona
- Ghatakudi
- Grahrodanga
- Kadajit
- Kahalapada
- Kandogoda
- Kapileswarpur
- Kusubendi
- Manapada
- Niajapur
- Palanka
- Rahadamalla
- Raididhara
- Rebana Nuagaon
- Talamala
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