Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Gop gram panchayat
Gop is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 10,309 people in 2,367 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 10,309
- Literacy
- 83.0%
- Area
- 12.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120942
Villages of Gop
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gop | 1,387 | 5,935 | 83.7% | 31% | 0% |
| Kusupur | 580 | 2,672 | 80.9% | 21% | 0% |
| Bayakuda Alias Purusottampur | 205 | 846 | 83.0% | 49% | 0% |
| Bisarpur | 105 | 455 | 83.7% | 41% | 0% |
| Jirikana | 73 | 320 | 86.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Saroda | 17 | 81 | 88.7% | 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 Gop
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 10,309
- 5,275 male · 5,034 female
- Households
- 2,367
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.0%
- below Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,038
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,521
- 34.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,026 (29.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6 (0.1%)
What the 3,521 workers did
- Cultivators481 (13.7%)
- Agricultural labourers821 (23.3%)
- Household industry56 (1.6%)
- Other work1,198 (34.0%)
- Marginal workers965 (27.4%)
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 Gop
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 13 km², 75% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 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 bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank1 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Coconut (4), Pulses (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
- Achutapur
- Andhra Ichhapur
- Badagaon
- Badatara
- Banakhandi
- Baniasahi
- Bantaligram
- Birtung
- Bodapur
- Boulanga
- Chhaitana
- Davara
- Desthali
- Dhumala
- Erabanga
- Gadabhingura
- Ganeswarpur
- Ishanpur
- Itibhuan
- Jangalbori
- Kuanpada
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Payara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sorava
- Sutan
- Tarakor
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