Gram panchayat · Patnagarh block · Balangir
Khuntsamalai gram panchayat
Khuntsamalai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Patnagarh block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,742 people in 1,003 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patnagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,742
- Literacy
- 68.6%
- Area
- 13.7 km²
- LGD code
- 115948
Villages of Khuntsamalai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khuntasamalai | 484 | 1,850 | 64.4% | 18% | 33% |
| Daitarimunda | 147 | 508 | 65.8% | 23% | 30% |
| Maral | 136 | 474 | 63.9% | 13% | 0% |
| Gandamel | 89 | 346 | 77.6% | 25% | 68% |
| Dhodmahul | 89 | 343 | 84.4% | 16% | 17% |
| Gargadchhapar | 58 | 221 | 80.6% | 21% | 35% |
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 Khuntsamalai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,742
- 1,875 male · 1,867 female
- Households
- 1,003
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.6%
- above Patnagarh block's villages (64.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- about the same as Patnagarh block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 458
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,894
- 50.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 687 (18.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,132 (30.3%)
What the 1,894 workers did
- Cultivators355 (18.7%)
- Agricultural labourers250 (13.2%)
- Household industry152 (8.0%)
- Other work362 (19.1%)
- Marginal workers775 (40.9%)
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 Khuntsamalai
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 14 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Cotton (4), Vegetables (2).
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 Patnagarh block
- Balipata
- Baneimunda
- Barpadar
- Batharla
- Bhainsa
- Bharatbahal
- Dangbahal
- Deulgaon
- Dhatuk
- Dubhalapada
- Fatamunda
- Gangasagar
- Gerda
- Ghasian
- Ghuchepali
- Jogimunda
- Kendumundi
- Kerbeda
- Khursel
- Larambha
- Maruan
- Mundomahul
- Pandamunda
- Salepali
- Solebandh
- Sunamudi
- Tamian
- Tendapadar
- Ulba
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