Gram panchayat · Bissamcuttack block · Rayagada
Thuapada gram panchayat
Thuapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bissamcuttack block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 2,829 people in 694 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 2,829
- Literacy
- 48.7%
- Area
- 22.3 km²
- LGD code
- 121125
Villages of Thuapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuapadi | 221 | 935 | 57.7% | 19% | 63% |
| Bodolima | 130 | 516 | 48.7% | 19% | 71% |
| Hikiri | 83 | 317 | 39.0% | 0% | 17% |
| Bhejipadar | 69 | 276 | 52.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Balipadar | 65 | 258 | 44.2% | 22% | 78% |
| Hirisoda | 42 | 184 | 56.0% | 0% | 79% |
| Tankupadar | 36 | 149 | 46.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Kona | 28 | 121 | 3.1% | 0% | 93% |
| Purunapani | 20 | 73 | 36.5% | 0% | 100% |
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 Thuapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,829
- 1,378 male · 1,451 female
- Households
- 694
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 48.7%
- above Bissamcuttack block's villages (44.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,053
- below Bissamcuttack block's villages (1,122)
- Children aged 0–6
- 445
- 15.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,577
- 55.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 331 (11.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,959 (69.2%)
What the 1,577 workers did
- Cultivators380 (24.1%)
- Agricultural labourers534 (33.9%)
- Household industry15 (1.0%)
- Other work90 (5.7%)
- Marginal workers558 (35.4%)
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 Thuapada
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 22 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes3 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 9
- Public bus3 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Ragi (9), Pulses (8), Kosala (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 Bissamcuttack block
- Bhatpur
- Bhetiapada
- Bissamcuttack
- Chancharaguda
- Chatikona
- Dalikuji
- Dukum
- Dumurunelli
- Durgi
- Hajaridang
- Hatamuniguda
- Jhigidi
- Kanabai
- Kankubadi
- Kumardhamuni
- Kurli
- Kutraguda
- Paikdokulguda
- Raskola
- Sahada
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