Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Achutapur gram panchayat
Achutapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,202 people in 920 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,202
- Literacy
- 83.1%
- Area
- 7.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120926
Villages of Achutapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achutpur | 278 | 1,194 | 73.5% | 27% | 0% |
| Kharagan | 117 | 573 | 87.1% | 37% | 0% |
| Sadanandapur | 126 | 572 | 90.0% | 18% | 0% |
| Bam | 110 | 522 | 92.5% | 15% | 0% |
| Rupas | 90 | 426 | 85.5% | 37% | 0% |
| Bandalo | 82 | 371 | 88.9% | 11% | 0% |
| Khagipur | 61 | 295 | 72.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Alapur | 56 | 249 | 83.3% | 42% | 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 Achutapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,202
- 2,123 male · 2,079 female
- Households
- 920
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.1%
- below Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- about the same as Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 418
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,586
- 37.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,085 (25.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,586 workers did
- Cultivators425 (26.8%)
- Agricultural labourers65 (4.1%)
- Household industry13 (0.8%)
- Other work214 (13.5%)
- Marginal workers869 (54.8%)
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 Achutapur
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 7 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Coconut (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 Gop block
- Andhra Ichhapur
- Badagaon
- Badatara
- Banakhandi
- Baniasahi
- Bantaligram
- Birtung
- Bodapur
- Boulanga
- Chhaitana
- Davara
- Desthali
- Dhumala
- Erabanga
- Gadabhingura
- Ganeswarpur
- Gop
- Ishanpur
- Itibhuan
- Jangalbori
- Kuanpada
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Payara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sorava
- Sutan
- Tarakor
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