Gram panchayat · Brahmagiri block · Puri
Niajapur gram panchayat
Niajapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Brahmagiri block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 2,955 people in 607 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 2,955
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 5.9 km²
- LGD code
- 275123
Villages of Niajapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niajpur | 167 | 873 | 89.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Matamatpur | 136 | 622 | 96.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Gobindapur | 117 | 532 | 70.5% | 6% | 0% |
| Nageswar | 98 | 490 | 76.5% | 62% | 0% |
| Tantakera | 83 | 413 | 79.7% | 29% | 0% |
| Naragariamatha | 6 | 25 | 81.8% | 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 Niajapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,955
- 1,492 male · 1,463 female
- Households
- 607
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- about the same as Brahmagiri block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 981
- above Brahmagiri block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 311
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,087
- 36.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 459 (15.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,087 workers did
- Cultivators327 (30.1%)
- Agricultural labourers63 (5.8%)
- Household industry11 (1.0%)
- Other work79 (7.3%)
- Marginal workers607 (55.8%)
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 Niajapur
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 6 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school0 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 road4 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
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- 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 Brahmagiri block
- Ambapada
- Badabenakudi
- Balikerapachhipala
- Bentapur
- Bhubanpur
- Brahmagiri
- Brahmunia
- Chapamanik
- Dharanikudi
- Dimirisona
- Ghatakudi
- Gorual
- Grahrodanga
- Kadajit
- Kahalapada
- Kandogoda
- Kapileswarpur
- Kusubendi
- Manapada
- Palanka
- Rahadamalla
- Raididhara
- Rebana Nuagaon
- Talamala
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