Gram panchayat · Turekela block · Balangir
Hial gram panchayat
Hial is a gram panchayat (village council) in Turekela block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,874 people in 1,682 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,874
- Literacy
- 46.7%
- Area
- 24.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116034
Villages of Hial
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabri | 380 | 1,642 | 53.5% | 32% | 34% |
| Dumerchuan | 316 | 1,333 | 46.4% | 13% | 41% |
| Karlabahali | 265 | 1,088 | 47.6% | 35% | 11% |
| Khutulumunda | 244 | 1,011 | 55.1% | 14% | 38% |
| Hial | 251 | 933 | 40.6% | 20% | 47% |
| Malpamunda | 137 | 581 | 27.2% | 7% | 62% |
| Dhusamunda | 89 | 286 | 35.7% | 10% | 4% |
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 Hial
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,874
- 3,352 male · 3,522 female
- Households
- 1,682
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.7%
- below Turekela block's villages (50.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,051
- above Turekela block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,110
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,815
- 41.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,474 (21.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,432 (35.4%)
What the 2,815 workers did
- Cultivators576 (20.5%)
- Agricultural labourers181 (6.4%)
- Household industry28 (1.0%)
- Other work1,048 (37.2%)
- Marginal workers982 (34.9%)
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 Hial
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 25 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat2 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Cotton (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
- Ghunesh
- Halanbhata
- Jharani
- Kameimunda
- Kandei
- Karuanmunda
- Khagsa
- Kuibahal
- Mahakhand
- Mahulpati
- Turekela
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