Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Payara gram panchayat
Payara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,894 people in 886 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,894
- Literacy
- 85.8%
- Area
- 8.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120949
Villages of Payara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadasitha | 194 | 947 | 80.5% | 33% | 0% |
| Helari | 158 | 652 | 86.1% | 51% | 0% |
| Khadisa | 150 | 617 | 89.9% | 52% | 0% |
| Jamara | 101 | 464 | 84.1% | 34% | 0% |
| Naroda | 93 | 406 | 91.3% | 11% | 0% |
| Nirgundi | 77 | 363 | 85.5% | 27% | 1% |
| Pahara | 95 | 360 | 86.0% | 41% | 0% |
| Garajanga | 18 | 85 | 93.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Mahanga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Murudabada | 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 Payara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,894
- 1,993 male · 1,901 female
- Households
- 886
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.8%
- above Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 425
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,404
- 36.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,408 (36.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6 (0.2%)
What the 1,404 workers did
- Cultivators309 (22.0%)
- Agricultural labourers215 (15.3%)
- Household industry21 (1.5%)
- Other work171 (12.2%)
- Marginal workers688 (49.0%)
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 Payara
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 10 villages cover 9 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 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 road4 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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
- Kuanpada
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sorava
- Sutan
- Tarakor
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