Gram panchayat · Khaprakhol block · Balangir
Ghunsar gram panchayat
Ghunsar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaprakhol block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,854 people in 1,053 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patnagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,854
- Literacy
- 57.0%
- Area
- 20 km²
- LGD code
- 115884
Villages of Ghunsar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pingalmunda | 214 | 801 | 46.4% | 7% | 77% |
| Jhankaripali | 201 | 765 | 56.2% | 13% | 31% |
| Ghunsar | 204 | 687 | 67.8% | 6% | 38% |
| Chancharabhata | 186 | 668 | 51.5% | 17% | 77% |
| Putkelchuan | 133 | 518 | 70.7% | 16% | 40% |
| Jhalbahal | 65 | 239 | 53.2% | 13% | 69% |
| Sanbanjipali | 50 | 176 | 49.3% | 0% | 65% |
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 Ghunsar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,854
- 1,936 male · 1,918 female
- Households
- 1,053
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.0%
- below Khaprakhol block's villages (58.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 991
- below Khaprakhol block's villages (1,023)
- Children aged 0–6
- 578
- 15.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,907
- 49.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 428 (11.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,114 (54.9%)
What the 1,907 workers did
- Cultivators814 (42.7%)
- Agricultural labourers523 (27.4%)
- Household industry28 (1.5%)
- Other work119 (6.2%)
- Marginal workers423 (22.2%)
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 Ghunsar
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 20 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Cotton (6), Ground Nut (2), Mung, Biri (2), Blackgram (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 Khaprakhol block
- Baghmund
- Bender
- Bhanpur
- Changria
- Dameipali
- Dhandamunda
- Karuanjhar
- Khaparakhol
- Lathore
- Luhasingha
- Maharapadar
- Malpada
- Matiabhata
- Nandupala
- Odiapali
- Padiabahal
- Rengali
- Sahajpani
- Tankapani
- Telenpali
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