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Khuntpali gram panchayat

Khuntpali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balangir block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,845 people in 937 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bolangir assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
3,845
Literacy
71.8%
Area
17.4 km²
LGD code
115789

Villages of Khuntpali

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Hardatal3411,44770.3%25%24%
Khuntpali2701,27274.7%12%13%
Khagasabahal17457170.6%23%40%
Badtelen15255570.4%22%71%

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 Khuntpali

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,845
1,977 male · 1,868 female
Households
937
about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
71.8%
above Balangir block's villages (67.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
945
below Balangir block's villages (973)
Children aged 0–6
534
13.9% of residents
Workers
1,638
42.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
768 (20.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,131 (29.4%)

What the 1,638 workers did

  • Cultivators354 (21.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers283 (17.3%)
  • Household industry37 (2.3%)
  • Other work489 (29.9%)
  • Marginal workers475 (29.0%)

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 Khuntpali

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 17 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 58% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school2 of 4
  • Secondary school2 of 4
  • Senior secondary school2 of 4
  • Degree college1 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre0 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
4
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Sweet Potato (4), Pulses (2), Vegetables (1), Vegetable (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 Balangir block

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