Gram panchayat · Khaprakhol block · Balangir
Luhasingha gram panchayat
Luhasingha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaprakhol block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 7,061 people in 1,845 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patnagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 7,061
- Literacy
- 65.4%
- Area
- 35.1 km²
- LGD code
- 115888
Villages of Luhasingha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luhasingha | 474 | 1,685 | 67.9% | 11% | 18% |
| Juria | 254 | 1,092 | 71.8% | 20% | 10% |
| Tengrapathar | 268 | 1,007 | 57.8% | 12% | 29% |
| Goudpali | 232 | 975 | 59.0% | 22% | 1% |
| Bhatli(Bahalbhatli) | 150 | 535 | 71.0% | 1% | 24% |
| Dangiabahal | 102 | 393 | 70.0% | 9% | 22% |
| Gaonbhatli | 100 | 370 | 67.9% | 22% | 41% |
| Ghagara | 91 | 350 | 70.6% | 19% | 1% |
| Chitikamal | 75 | 248 | 48.8% | 16% | 22% |
| Kirabahal | 46 | 224 | 63.1% | 16% | 33% |
| Kusumkani | 34 | 118 | 68.0% | 0% | 25% |
| Kadalijharan | 19 | 64 | 52.9% | 11% | 16% |
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 Luhasingha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,061
- 3,531 male · 3,530 female
- Households
- 1,845
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.4%
- above Khaprakhol block's villages (58.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,000
- below Khaprakhol block's villages (1,023)
- Children aged 0–6
- 906
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,483
- 49.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,010 (14.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,259 (17.8%)
What the 3,483 workers did
- Cultivators979 (28.1%)
- Agricultural labourers479 (13.8%)
- Household industry108 (3.1%)
- Other work591 (17.0%)
- Marginal workers1,326 (38.1%)
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 Luhasingha
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 12 villages cover 35 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 12
- Middle school5 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre0 of 12
- Anganwadi centre11 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes11 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 12
- Public bus3 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 12
- Weekly haat2 of 12
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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
- Ghunsar
- Karuanjhar
- Khaparakhol
- Lathore
- Maharapadar
- Malpada
- Matiabhata
- Nandupala
- Odiapali
- Padiabahal
- Rengali
- Sahajpani
- Tankapani
- Telenpali
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