Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Kalapanchana gram panchayat
Kalapanchana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,602 people in 1,805 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 7,602
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 5.9 km²
- LGD code
- 121027
Villages of Kalapanchana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadaitapokhari | 856 | 3,439 | 83.1% | 23% | 3% |
| Kalapanchana | 286 | 1,369 | 87.7% | 10% | 0% |
| Madhibrahamapur | 297 | 1,284 | 86.8% | 2% | 0% |
| Umamaheswarpur | 205 | 854 | 85.8% | 11% | 0% |
| Thakurpatana | 121 | 515 | 88.8% | 7% | 0% |
| Majhipada | 40 | 141 | 96.1% | 4% | 0% |
| Kaduapada | 0 | 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 Kalapanchana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,602
- 3,796 male · 3,806 female
- Households
- 1,805
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- about the same as Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,003
- above Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 926
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,806
- 36.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,077 (14.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 104 (1.4%)
What the 2,806 workers did
- Cultivators609 (21.7%)
- Agricultural labourers653 (23.3%)
- Household industry52 (1.9%)
- Other work617 (22.0%)
- Marginal workers875 (31.2%)
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 Kalapanchana
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 7 villages cover 6 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school3 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 centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat1 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).
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
- Alanda
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Balanga
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhodar
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhaleswar
- Dhanua
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kotakosang
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Salanga
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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