Gram panchayat · Gudvella block · Balangir
Ghuna gram panchayat
Ghuna is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gudvella block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,588 people in 1,162 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,588
- Literacy
- 61.3%
- Area
- 20.3 km²
- LGD code
- 115870
Villages of Ghuna
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajkel | 260 | 1,062 | 64.0% | 19% | 76% |
| Ghuna | 138 | 535 | 55.7% | 16% | 50% |
| Bakbahal | 128 | 464 | 60.9% | 28% | 34% |
| Gudungamal | 72 | 452 | 57.9% | 9% | 83% |
| Ranimal | 97 | 375 | 75.6% | 17% | 6% |
| Kumbharpadar | 99 | 372 | 62.5% | 19% | 21% |
| Tarsuguda | 87 | 307 | 47.0% | 18% | 67% |
| Sindurmunda | 75 | 268 | 82.3% | 3% | 36% |
| Kamasingha | 63 | 238 | 69.1% | 47% | 50% |
| Tirchabahal | 64 | 230 | 42.3% | 40% | 60% |
| Kulkusum | 41 | 161 | 43.8% | 0% | 84% |
| Nimursingha | 38 | 124 | 60.4% | 18% | 81% |
| Ganjiagavauninhabited | 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 Ghuna
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,588
- 2,268 male · 2,320 female
- Households
- 1,162
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.3%
- below Gudvella block's villages (64.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,023
- above Gudvella block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 644
- 14.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,377
- 51.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 877 (19.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,507 (54.6%)
What the 2,377 workers did
- Cultivators270 (11.4%)
- Agricultural labourers688 (28.9%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work68 (2.9%)
- Marginal workers1,343 (56.5%)
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 Ghuna
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 20 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 12
- Middle school5 of 12
- Secondary school0 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre10 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes3 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12).
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 Gudvella block
- Badangomunda
- Biramunda
- Chinched
- Deulgudi
- Gambhariguda
- Gudvela
- Jamut
- Madhekela
- Nuapada
- Rusuda
- Samara
- Tentelkhunti
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