Gram panchayat · Saintala block · Balangir
Kuikeda gram panchayat
Kuikeda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saintala block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,222 people in 1,094 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Titilagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,222
- Literacy
- 75.5%
- Area
- 14.3 km²
- LGD code
- 115998
Villages of Kuikeda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuikeda | 616 | 2,300 | 75.6% | 23% | 34% |
| Kangarlaga | 410 | 1,629 | 76.6% | 16% | 42% |
| Sikapatrapali | 68 | 293 | 68.0% | 96% | 3% |
| Dangabahal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rengali | 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 Kuikeda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,222
- 2,116 male · 2,106 female
- Households
- 1,094
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.5%
- above Saintala block's villages (64.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- about the same as Saintala block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 503
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,433
- 33.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,069 (25.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,475 (34.9%)
What the 1,433 workers did
- Cultivators66 (4.6%)
- Agricultural labourers28 (2.0%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work721 (50.3%)
- Marginal workers613 (42.8%)
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 Kuikeda
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 14 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Maize (3), Cotton (3).
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
- Kermeli
- Kumbhari
- Saintala
- Siskela
- Talbahal
- Tikrapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kuikeda? Share it with us.