Gram panchayat · Turekela block · Balangir
Ghunesh gram panchayat
Ghunesh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Turekela block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,119 people in 1,115 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,119
- Literacy
- 47.1%
- Area
- 24.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116032
Villages of Ghunesh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barla | 225 | 850 | 50.8% | 6% | 19% |
| Ghunesh | 234 | 842 | 51.7% | 12% | 29% |
| Kadobeda | 201 | 690 | 51.9% | 39% | 56% |
| Khujen | 180 | 657 | 42.7% | 23% | 55% |
| Gargadbahal | 146 | 546 | 41.3% | 21% | 68% |
| Bandhanpali | 113 | 485 | 40.3% | 0% | 45% |
| Thungajor | 16 | 49 | 14.6% | 10% | 41% |
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 Ghunesh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,119
- 2,000 male · 2,119 female
- Households
- 1,115
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 47.1%
- below Turekela block's villages (50.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,060
- above Turekela block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 661
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,982
- 48.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 703 (17.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,758 (42.7%)
What the 1,982 workers did
- Cultivators442 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers363 (18.3%)
- Household industry8 (0.4%)
- Other work126 (6.4%)
- Marginal workers1,043 (52.6%)
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 Ghunesh
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 24 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school6 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school3 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 7
- Public bus2 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Cotton (4), Corn (3), Wheat (2), Onion (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 Turekela block
- Badbanki
- Baddakla
- Buromal
- Chatuanka
- Chaulsukha
- Dhamandanga
- Dholmandal
- Halanbhata
- Hial
- Jharani
- Kameimunda
- Kandei
- Karuanmunda
- Khagsa
- Kuibahal
- Mahakhand
- Mahulpati
- Turekela
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