Gram panchayat · Kakat Pur block · Puri
Lataharan gram panchayat
Lataharan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kakat Pur block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 8,166 people in 1,969 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 8,166
- Literacy
- 84.2%
- Area
- 9 km²
- LGD code
- 120964
Villages of Lataharan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lataharan | 1,781 | 7,431 | 84.2% | 23% | 0% |
| Badaolangar | 188 | 735 | 84.2% | 5% | 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 Lataharan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,166
- 4,132 male · 4,034 female
- Households
- 1,969
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.2%
- about the same as Kakat Pur block's villages (84.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- above Kakat Pur block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 863
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,435
- 29.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,723 (21.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,435 workers did
- Cultivators312 (12.8%)
- Agricultural labourers218 (9.0%)
- Household industry108 (4.4%)
- Other work852 (35.0%)
- Marginal workers945 (38.8%)
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 Lataharan
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 9 km², 94% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank1 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Betel (2), 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
- Kantapada
- Kotakana
- Kundhei
- Kurujanga
- 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 Lataharan? Share it with us.