Gram panchayat · Kanas block · Puri
Gadasahi gram panchayat
Gadasahi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kanas block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,070 people in 1,161 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,070
- Literacy
- 83.6%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120980
Villages of Gadasahi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benagan | 293 | 2,064 | 84.2% | 22% | 0% |
| Jankia | 344 | 1,476 | 78.6% | 43% | 0% |
| Gadasahi | 289 | 1,252 | 89.4% | 24% | 0% |
| Kotakana | 159 | 798 | 92.7% | 3% | 0% |
| Kanrapur | 76 | 480 | 66.7% | 4% | 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 Gadasahi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,070
- 3,028 male · 3,042 female
- Households
- 1,161
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.6%
- below Kanas block's villages (85.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,005
- above Kanas block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 620
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,723
- 28.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,429 (23.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 11 (0.2%)
What the 1,723 workers did
- Cultivators512 (29.7%)
- Agricultural labourers273 (15.8%)
- Household industry26 (1.5%)
- Other work527 (30.6%)
- Marginal workers385 (22.3%)
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 Gadasahi
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 8 km², 92% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school5 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Kanas block
- Alibada
- Andarsingh
- Anlajodi
- Badal
- Badas
- Baku
- Bijipur
- Bindhan
- Bokanda
- Chupurungi
- Deipur
- Dibyasinghpur
- Dochhian
- Gadabadaput
- Gadabalabhadrapur
- Gadakharad
- Gadasanput
- Gadisagoda
- Gopinathpur
- Jamalgoda
- Kadua
- Kanas
- Khandahota
- Pandiakera
- Sahupada
- Sirei
- Trilochanapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gadasahi? Share it with us.