Gram panchayat · Kakat Pur block · Puri
Othaka gram panchayat
Othaka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kakat Pur block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,166 people in 1,225 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,166
- Literacy
- 80.9%
- Area
- 6.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120966
Villages of Othaka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Othaka | 437 | 1,904 | 83.4% | 43% | 0% |
| Somanathapur | 310 | 1,271 | 83.0% | 61% | 0% |
| Naranpur | 233 | 962 | 76.7% | 34% | 0% |
| Sarangadharpur | 141 | 570 | 78.6% | 43% | 0% |
| Anantapur | 104 | 459 | 76.8% | 32% | 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 Othaka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,166
- 2,609 male · 2,557 female
- Households
- 1,225
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.9%
- below Kakat Pur block's villages (84.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 980
- above Kakat Pur block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 538
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,873
- 36.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,322 (44.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,873 workers did
- Cultivators430 (23.0%)
- Agricultural labourers502 (26.8%)
- Household industry27 (1.4%)
- Other work509 (27.2%)
- Marginal workers405 (21.6%)
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 Othaka
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 6 km², 57% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Betel (5), Vegetable (5).
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
- Lataharan
- Nasikeswar
- 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 Othaka? Share it with us.