Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Alanda gram panchayat
Alanda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,724 people in 1,348 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,724
- Literacy
- 86.4%
- Area
- 8.6 km²
- LGD code
- 121012
Villages of Alanda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanda | 411 | 1,832 | 85.9% | 25% | 0% |
| Manijanga | 340 | 1,281 | 87.0% | 19% | 0% |
| Kusikana | 204 | 986 | 88.6% | 39% | 0% |
| Porakana | 155 | 632 | 89.6% | 20% | 0% |
| Juanla | 116 | 512 | 85.6% | 11% | 0% |
| Talatanla | 122 | 481 | 78.7% | 8% | 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 Alanda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,724
- 2,878 male · 2,846 female
- Households
- 1,348
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.4%
- above Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 989
- above Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 533
- 9.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,938
- 33.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,305 (22.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,938 workers did
- Cultivators838 (43.2%)
- Agricultural labourers267 (13.8%)
- Household industry30 (1.5%)
- Other work352 (18.2%)
- Marginal workers451 (23.3%)
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 Alanda
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 9 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetables (6).
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 Nimapada block
- Aerisandha
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Balanga
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhodar
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhaleswar
- Dhanua
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kalapanchana
- Kotakosang
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Salanga
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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