Gram panchayat · Saintala block · Balangir
Kermeli gram panchayat
Kermeli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saintala block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 4,954 people in 1,353 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Titilagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 4,954
- Literacy
- 65.3%
- Area
- 23.5 km²
- LGD code
- 115997
Villages of Kermeli
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samara | 328 | 1,213 | 66.3% | 33% | 11% |
| Lachut | 229 | 828 | 63.2% | 20% | 9% |
| Karlidhua | 169 | 652 | 69.0% | 10% | 46% |
| Banaras | 155 | 495 | 57.8% | 1% | 0% |
| Sandasmundi | 131 | 483 | 71.7% | 19% | 35% |
| Kermeli | 131 | 482 | 65.4% | 18% | 13% |
| Bagjor | 84 | 306 | 59.8% | 22% | 62% |
| Kharlikani | 59 | 228 | 64.5% | 0% | 79% |
| Junanimal | 34 | 136 | 60.6% | 17% | 11% |
| DAngarpara | 33 | 131 | 73.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Dangarpara | 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 Kermeli
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,954
- 2,532 male · 2,422 female
- Households
- 1,353
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.3%
- about the same as Saintala block's villages (64.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- below Saintala block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 676
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,866
- 37.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 901 (18.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,252 (25.3%)
What the 1,866 workers did
- Cultivators300 (16.1%)
- Agricultural labourers331 (17.7%)
- Household industry13 (0.7%)
- Other work357 (19.1%)
- Marginal workers865 (46.4%)
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 Kermeli
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 11 villages cover 23 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school5 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 homes6 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 10
- Public bus1 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Horse Gram (4), Pulses (4), Maize (3), Groundnut (3), Sugarcane (2), Arhar (2), Cotton (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
- Kandhkelgaon
- Kansar
- Karamtala
- Kuikeda
- Kumbhari
- Saintala
- Siskela
- Talbahal
- Tikrapada
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