Gram panchayat · Saintala block · Balangir
Kandhkelgaon gram panchayat
Kandhkelgaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saintala block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,416 people in 1,508 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Titilagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,416
- Literacy
- 71.8%
- Area
- 20 km²
- LGD code
- 115994
Villages of Kandhkelgaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandhkelgaon | 512 | 1,861 | 76.4% | 17% | 49% |
| Sargipali | 226 | 795 | 62.9% | 13% | 10% |
| Jaliadarah | 228 | 739 | 66.9% | 13% | 12% |
| Biratkani | 141 | 603 | 75.6% | 29% | 2% |
| Runimahul | 107 | 422 | 73.4% | 52% | 0% |
| Badmunda | 111 | 351 | 66.0% | 1% | 52% |
| Sinakhaman | 62 | 210 | 87.8% | 34% | 0% |
| Gurlamal | 48 | 157 | 54.5% | 6% | 14% |
| Manumunda | 41 | 157 | 53.2% | 32% | 3% |
| Dangarpara | 32 | 121 | 90.2% | 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 Kandhkelgaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,416
- 2,722 male · 2,694 female
- Households
- 1,508
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.8%
- above Saintala block's villages (64.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 990
- about the same as Saintala block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 730
- 13.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,833
- 33.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,061 (19.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,292 (23.9%)
What the 1,833 workers did
- Cultivators172 (9.4%)
- Agricultural labourers221 (12.1%)
- Household industry99 (5.4%)
- Other work545 (29.7%)
- Marginal workers796 (43.4%)
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 Kandhkelgaon
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 20 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 25% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 10
- Middle school2 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre8 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes1 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 10
- Public bus1 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat2 of 10
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Maize (10), Cotton (9), Sugarcane (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 Saintala block
- Ampali
- Belgaon
- Bhadra
- Bibina
- Budabahal
- Deng
- Dharapgarh
- Dunguripali
- Gandpatrapali
- Ghunsar
- Jhinkidunguri
- Jurabandh
- Kansar
- Karamtala
- Kermeli
- Kuikeda
- Kumbhari
- Saintala
- Siskela
- Talbahal
- Tikrapada
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