Gram panchayat · Kolnara block · Rayagada
Gadaseskhal gram panchayat
Gadaseskhal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kolnara block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 6,887 people in 1,390 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 6,887
- Literacy
- 51.9%
- Area
- 26.5 km²
- LGD code
- 121198
Villages of Gadaseskhal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadisesikhal | 191 | 939 | 63.5% | 20% | 45% |
| Emliguda | 174 | 862 | 36.5% | 8% | 89% |
| Bheja | 152 | 820 | 41.0% | 6% | 94% |
| Revolkona | 161 | 769 | 59.9% | 34% | 52% |
| Kultiguda(Darabeda) | 161 | 731 | 53.7% | 6% | 78% |
| Laxmipur | 75 | 568 | 79.2% | 7% | 87% |
| Rampur | 80 | 425 | 51.4% | 17% | 80% |
| Ambaguda | 98 | 397 | 41.9% | 0% | 96% |
| Gadavaguda | 72 | 349 | 48.1% | 7% | 93% |
| Binisipur (Sanapur) | 66 | 305 | 53.5% | 2% | 91% |
| Pedaguda | 65 | 261 | 52.3% | 0% | 97% |
| Pitesu | 42 | 187 | 50.3% | 33% | 67% |
| Andupadu | 29 | 150 | 20.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Randikona | 14 | 81 | 24.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Regadaguda | 10 | 43 | 16.7% | 0% | 86% |
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 Gadaseskhal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,887
- 3,379 male · 3,508 female
- Households
- 1,390
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 51.9%
- above Kolnara block's villages (48.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,038
- below Kolnara block's villages (1,076)
- Children aged 0–6
- 868
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,455
- 50.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 814 (11.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,411 (78.6%)
What the 3,455 workers did
- Cultivators943 (27.3%)
- Agricultural labourers450 (13.0%)
- Household industry7 (0.2%)
- Other work283 (8.2%)
- Marginal workers1,772 (51.3%)
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 Gadaseskhal
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 26 km², 16% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school13 of 15
- Middle school2 of 15
- Secondary school0 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 15
- Health sub-centre3 of 15
- Anganwadi centre13 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump15 of 15
- Electricity for homes2 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 15
- Public bus6 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage15 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 15
- Weekly haat1 of 15
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Ragi (3), Maize (3).
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 Kolnara block
- Badakhilapadar
- Bhoimada
- Binkili
- Dumiriguda
- Dunduli
- Jharadi
- Kailashpur
- Kartikaguda
- Katikana
- Keliguda
- Khedapada
- Kolnara
- Mukundapur
- Rekhapadar
- Suri
- Therubali
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