Gram panchayat · Kakat Pur block · Puri
Kantapada gram panchayat
Kantapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kakat Pur block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,564 people in 1,098 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 4,564
- Literacy
- 81.0%
- Area
- 6 km²
- LGD code
- 120960
Villages of Kantapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balara | 671 | 2,783 | 81.2% | 30% | 1% |
| Kantapada | 238 | 981 | 83.5% | 34% | 0% |
| Tulamal | 189 | 800 | 76.8% | 27% | 3% |
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 Kantapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,564
- 2,277 male · 2,287 female
- Households
- 1,098
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.0%
- below Kakat Pur block's villages (84.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,004
- above Kakat Pur block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 438
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,857
- 40.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,385 (30.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 62 (1.4%)
What the 1,857 workers did
- Cultivators221 (11.9%)
- Agricultural labourers198 (10.7%)
- Household industry28 (1.5%)
- Other work557 (30.0%)
- Marginal workers853 (45.9%)
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 Kantapada
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 6 km², 54% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Betel (3), Vegetable (2).
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
- Kakatpur
- 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 Kantapada? Share it with us.