Gram panchayat · Kanas block · Puri
Gadakharad gram panchayat
Gadakharad is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kanas block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,394 people in 1,053 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,394
- Literacy
- 84.7%
- Area
- 8.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275297
Villages of Gadakharad
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadakharada No.1 | 859 | 4,514 | 85.3% | 3% | 1% |
| Mankagan | 97 | 466 | 81.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Gadakharada No.2 | 97 | 414 | 81.5% | 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 Gadakharad
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,394
- 2,728 male · 2,666 female
- Households
- 1,053
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.7%
- about the same as Kanas block's villages (85.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 977
- about the same as Kanas block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 565
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,589
- 29.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 134 (2.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 35 (0.6%)
What the 1,589 workers did
- Cultivators449 (28.3%)
- Agricultural labourers168 (10.6%)
- Household industry20 (1.3%)
- Other work454 (28.6%)
- Marginal workers498 (31.3%)
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 Gadakharad
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, 94% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 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 bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- 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 Kanas block
- Alibada
- Andarsingh
- Anlajodi
- Badal
- Badas
- Baku
- Bijipur
- Bindhan
- Bokanda
- Chupurungi
- Deipur
- Dibyasinghpur
- Dochhian
- Gadabadaput
- Gadabalabhadrapur
- Gadasahi
- Gadasanput
- Gadisagoda
- Gopinathpur
- Jamalgoda
- Kadua
- Kanas
- Khandahota
- Pandiakera
- Sahupada
- Sirei
- Trilochanapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gadakharad? Share it with us.