Gram panchayat · Muribahal block · Balangir
Lakhana gram panchayat
Lakhana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muribahal block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,681 people in 961 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,681
- Literacy
- 55.9%
- Area
- 13.8 km²
- LGD code
- 115926
Villages of Lakhana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmani | 289 | 1,121 | 62.3% | 9% | 21% |
| Lakhana | 225 | 918 | 61.2% | 15% | 33% |
| Siletpara | 107 | 413 | 42.1% | 7% | 3% |
| Sindhpali | 99 | 395 | 45.3% | 24% | 54% |
| Bijghat | 109 | 372 | 42.1% | 13% | 72% |
| Kandenjhula | 87 | 295 | 63.5% | 23% | 37% |
| Phundelpadar | 45 | 167 | 59.9% | 16% | 80% |
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 Lakhana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,681
- 1,875 male · 1,806 female
- Households
- 961
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.9%
- about the same as Muribahal block's villages (55.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- below Muribahal block's villages (1,001)
- Children aged 0–6
- 513
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,915
- 52.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 498 (13.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,277 (34.7%)
What the 1,915 workers did
- Cultivators194 (10.1%)
- Agricultural labourers190 (9.9%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work118 (6.2%)
- Marginal workers1,409 (73.6%)
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 Lakhana
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 14 km², 69% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes0 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Muribahal block
- Badsaimara
- Bandupala
- Bankel
- Belpadar
- Bitabandh
- Chalki
- Chanabahal
- Dangarpada
- Gadagadabahal
- Ganrei
- Goimund
- Gudighat
- Haldi
- Ichhapada
- Lebeda
- Malisira
- Muribahal
- Patrapali
- Patrapali(Kha)
- Tentulikhunti
- Tupaudar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Lakhana? Share it with us.