Gram panchayat · Kakat Pur block · Puri
Kakatpur gram panchayat
Kakatpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kakat Pur block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,066 people in 1,913 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,066
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 13.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120959
Villages of Kakatpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakatpur | 819 | 3,722 | 86.9% | 23% | 0% |
| Mulagarh | 527 | 2,121 | 85.6% | 34% | 0% |
| Sriramapur | 270 | 1,167 | 80.0% | 40% | 0% |
| Kahal | 285 | 1,010 | 82.5% | 23% | 0% |
| Deuli | 12 | 46 | 86.0% | 96% | 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 Kakatpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,066
- 4,186 male · 3,880 female
- Households
- 1,913
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- about the same as Kakat Pur block's villages (84.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 927
- below Kakat Pur block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 788
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,673
- 33.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,314 (28.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 9 (0.1%)
What the 2,673 workers did
- Cultivators515 (19.3%)
- Agricultural labourers409 (15.3%)
- Household industry27 (1.0%)
- Other work1,085 (40.6%)
- Marginal workers637 (23.8%)
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 Kakatpur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 13 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Betel (5), Vegetable (4).
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 Kakat Pur block
- Abadan
- Bangurigaon
- Bhandaghar
- Jaleswarpada
- Kaduanuagaon
- Kantapada
- Kotakana
- Kundhei
- Kurujanga
- Lataharan
- Nasikeswar
- Othaka
- Patasundarpur
- Suhagpur
- Suhanpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kakatpur? Share it with us.