Gram panchayat · Brahmagiri block · Puri
Kahalapada gram panchayat
Kahalapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Brahmagiri block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 2,690 people in 591 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 2,690
- Literacy
- 86.3%
- Area
- 5.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120899
Villages of Kahalapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahalapada | 179 | 761 | 93.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Sanabenakudi | 107 | 570 | 83.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Gomundi | 123 | 486 | 86.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Luniapadar | 79 | 394 | 71.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Chadheikudi | 85 | 393 | 87.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Nalakudi | 18 | 86 | 94.8% | 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 Kahalapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,690
- 1,389 male · 1,301 female
- Households
- 591
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.3%
- above Brahmagiri block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 937
- below Brahmagiri block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 275
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 950
- 35.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 0 (0.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 950 workers did
- Cultivators457 (48.1%)
- Agricultural labourers51 (5.4%)
- Household industry27 (2.8%)
- Other work115 (12.1%)
- Marginal workers300 (31.6%)
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 Kahalapada
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 5 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 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 bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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
- Gorual
- Grahrodanga
- Kadajit
- Kandogoda
- Kapileswarpur
- Kusubendi
- Manapada
- Niajapur
- Palanka
- Rahadamalla
- Raididhara
- Rebana Nuagaon
- Talamala
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