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Khaparakhol gram panchayat

Khaparakhol is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaprakhol block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,648 people in 1,479 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patnagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
5,648
Literacy
63.6%
Area
24.6 km²
LGD code
115886

Villages of Khaparakhol

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Khaprakhol5061,98479.9%14%19%
Badgurjibhata22177072.6%10%24%
Mahurundi19374066.6%5%52%
Karlakutna20271039.6%9%67%
Kurlumal16063232.5%13%46%
Gundurupali13354251.7%7%4%
Bheluakhol6427064.8%0%69%

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 Khaparakhol

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,648
2,785 male · 2,863 female
Households
1,479
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
63.6%
above Khaprakhol block's villages (58.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,028
about the same as Khaprakhol block's villages (1,023)
Children aged 0–6
727
12.9% of residents
Workers
2,325
41.2% of residents
Scheduled Castes
567 (10.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,918 (34.0%)

What the 2,325 workers did

  • Cultivators567 (24.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers368 (15.8%)
  • Household industry96 (4.1%)
  • Other work436 (18.8%)
  • Marginal workers858 (36.9%)

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 Khaparakhol

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 25 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 7
  • Middle school2 of 7
  • Secondary school1 of 7
  • Senior secondary school1 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre1 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 road5 of 7
  • Public bus4 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
  • Weekly haat1 of 7
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
1
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Cotton (4), Mung, Biri (3), Ground Nut (1), Pulses (1), Mung (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

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