Gram panchayat · Satyabadi block · Puri
Algum gram panchayat
Algum is a gram panchayat (village council) in Satyabadi block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 6,158 people in 1,561 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 6,158
- Literacy
- 89.5%
- Area
- 7.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121084
Villages of Algum
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaguma | 1,390 | 5,437 | 89.1% | 10% | 0% |
| Jeepur | 111 | 454 | 91.9% | 33% | 0% |
| Kanhupur | 60 | 267 | 95.0% | 13% | 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 Algum
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,158
- 3,164 male · 2,994 female
- Households
- 1,561
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.5%
- above Satyabadi block's villages (84.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 946
- below Satyabadi block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 604
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,128
- 34.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 723 (11.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,128 workers did
- Cultivators787 (37.0%)
- Agricultural labourers334 (15.7%)
- Household industry37 (1.7%)
- Other work294 (13.8%)
- Marginal workers676 (31.8%)
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 Algum
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 8 km², 84% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college1 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre2 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Coconut (3). Handicrafts: Cloth (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 Satyabadi block
- Alisha
- Balapur
- Balarampur
- Bidyadharapur
- Biraramachandrpur
- Biswanathpur
- Desabidyadharapur
- Dugal
- Jayapur
- Ketakipatna
- Kodua
- Madhubana
- Mahura
- Mulalasa
- Narendrapur
- Nuasameswarpur
- Parajapada
- Penthapada
- Raikhandi
- Sandharasasan
- Sarangjodi
- Sri Ramachandrapur
- Sukal
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