Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Kuanpada gram panchayat
Kuanpada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,552 people in 1,273 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,552
- Literacy
- 83.4%
- Area
- 12.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120945
Villages of Kuanpada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruali | 290 | 1,298 | 82.3% | 12% | 0% |
| Alisi | 255 | 1,090 | 84.3% | 18% | 0% |
| Sujanagar | 215 | 1,033 | 81.6% | 25% | 0% |
| Chadheigan | 198 | 751 | 81.1% | 12% | 0% |
| Parala | 93 | 418 | 93.0% | 7% | 0% |
| Madaranga | 91 | 402 | 81.1% | 27% | 0% |
| Kuanpada | 96 | 394 | 83.7% | 3% | 0% |
| Kantapada | 35 | 166 | 87.6% | 16% | 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 Kuanpada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,552
- 2,860 male · 2,692 female
- Households
- 1,273
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.4%
- about the same as Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 941
- below Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 542
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,822
- 32.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 872 (15.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,822 workers did
- Cultivators710 (39.0%)
- Agricultural labourers271 (14.9%)
- Household industry46 (2.5%)
- Other work380 (20.9%)
- Marginal workers415 (22.8%)
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 Kuanpada
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, 63% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 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 road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 8
- Weekly haat3 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (5), Mung (3).
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
- Gop
- Ishanpur
- Itibhuan
- Jangalbori
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Payara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sorava
- Sutan
- Tarakor
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