Gram panchayat · Loisinga block · Balangir
Kusang gram panchayat
Kusang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Loisinga block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,239 people in 1,606 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,239
- Literacy
- 73.0%
- Area
- 15.5 km²
- LGD code
- 115906
Villages of Kusang
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusang | 801 | 2,995 | 77.1% | 19% | 10% |
| Pipili | 353 | 1,497 | 68.1% | 9% | 1% |
| Banjari | 224 | 888 | 63.8% | 19% | 5% |
| Bhadra | 191 | 706 | 76.6% | 20% | 12% |
| Latsar | 37 | 153 | 75.4% | 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 Kusang
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,239
- 3,147 male · 3,092 female
- Households
- 1,606
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.0%
- above Loisinga block's villages (69.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- about the same as Loisinga block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 736
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,595
- 41.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,020 (16.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 437 (7.0%)
What the 2,595 workers did
- Cultivators619 (23.9%)
- Agricultural labourers344 (13.3%)
- Household industry18 (0.7%)
- Other work451 (17.4%)
- Marginal workers1,163 (44.8%)
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 Kusang
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 15 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (5), Sugarcane (5).
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 Loisinga block
- Badibahal
- Badimunda
- Banipali
- Budhipadar
- Burda
- G.s.dungripalli
- Hirapur
- Jharmunda
- Jogisarda
- Kandajuri
- Kusmel
- Kutenpali
- Loisingha
- Magurbeda
- Ratakhandi
- Rengali
- Sargad
- Taliudar
- Uparbahal
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kusang? Share it with us.