Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Kotakosang gram panchayat
Kotakosang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,997 people in 1,447 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,997
- Literacy
- 87.6%
- Area
- 10.4 km²
- LGD code
- 121028
Villages of Kotakosang
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resinga | 288 | 1,289 | 87.0% | 16% | 0% |
| Taraboisasan | 236 | 970 | 90.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Kotakosanga | 225 | 890 | 86.3% | 20% | 0% |
| Dandipur | 168 | 677 | 88.5% | 3% | 0% |
| Kasiasasan | 155 | 655 | 87.2% | 32% | 0% |
| Bakugram | 133 | 552 | 92.4% | 2% | 0% |
| Beruhansasan | 115 | 442 | 83.6% | 18% | 0% |
| Balipada | 84 | 319 | 77.9% | 48% | 0% |
| Sanasurubila | 30 | 141 | 93.1% | 21% | 0% |
| Bandhapadadas Purusottampur | 13 | 62 | 98.3% | 15% | 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 Kotakosang
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,997
- 3,015 male · 2,982 female
- Households
- 1,447
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.6%
- above Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 989
- above Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 577
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,200
- 36.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,109 (18.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,200 workers did
- Cultivators834 (37.9%)
- Agricultural labourers297 (13.5%)
- Household industry23 (1.0%)
- Other work312 (14.2%)
- Marginal workers734 (33.4%)
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 Kotakosang
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 10 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 10
- Middle school4 of 10
- Secondary school2 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre9 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 10
- Public bus4 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Vegetables (8), Coconut (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 Nimapada block
- Aerisandha
- Alanda
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Balanga
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhodar
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhaleswar
- Dhanua
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kalapanchana
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Salanga
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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