Gram panchayat · Palalahada block · Angul
Pechamundi gram panchayat
Pechamundi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Palalahada block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,745 people in 898 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,745
- Literacy
- 61.5%
- Area
- 29.7 km²
- LGD code
- 115732
Villages of Pechamundi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jokapani | 228 | 844 | 66.7% | 13% | 42% |
| Pechamundi | 199 | 828 | 48.6% | 6% | 59% |
| Duipani | 142 | 698 | 69.8% | 4% | 96% |
| Similipal | 89 | 399 | 77.7% | 32% | 3% |
| Nuajagannathpur | 60 | 237 | 60.7% | 0% | 94% |
| Kaliakudar | 47 | 233 | 21.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Laxmipriyapur | 58 | 226 | 75.3% | 0% | 76% |
| Shyamsundarpur | 45 | 160 | 62.3% | 0% | 13% |
| Ramchandrapur | 20 | 78 | 52.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Kolhasahi | 10 | 42 | 59.5% | 0% | 88% |
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 Pechamundi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,745
- 1,872 male · 1,873 female
- Households
- 898
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.5%
- below Palalahada block's villages (67.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- above Palalahada block's villages (968)
- Children aged 0–6
- 621
- 16.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,027
- 54.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 308 (8.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,294 (61.3%)
What the 2,027 workers did
- Cultivators340 (16.8%)
- Agricultural labourers301 (14.8%)
- Household industry21 (1.0%)
- Other work141 (7.0%)
- Marginal workers1,224 (60.4%)
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 Pechamundi
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 30 km², and 66% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school6 of 10
- Secondary school2 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre7 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Black Gram (10), Vegetable (10).
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 Palalahada block
- Alllori
- Baandhabhuin
- Badasada
- Balipasi
- Baradiha
- Batisuan
- Chasagurujanga
- Dimiria
- Injidi
- Iswar Nagar
- Jharbeda
- Kamapasi
- Karadapal
- Khamar
- Khemala
- Kunjam
- Munderibeda
- Nagtra
- Nizigarh
- Pabitrapur
- Parachhat
- Rajadanga
- Rohila
- Saida
- Sankhamur
- Seegarh
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