Gram panchayat · Turekela block · Balangir
Kandei gram panchayat
Kandei is a gram panchayat (village council) in Turekela block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,733 people in 724 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,733
- Literacy
- 40.2%
- Area
- 9.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116037
Villages of Kandei
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandei | 263 | 954 | 53.5% | 10% | 5% |
| Tikrapada | 244 | 953 | 32.9% | 8% | 14% |
| Jubamal | 217 | 826 | 33.1% | 7% | 28% |
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 Kandei
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,733
- 1,352 male · 1,381 female
- Households
- 724
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.2%
- below Turekela block's villages (50.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,021
- about the same as Turekela block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 376
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,294
- 47.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 235 (8.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 417 (15.3%)
What the 1,294 workers did
- Cultivators269 (20.8%)
- Agricultural labourers58 (4.5%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work111 (8.6%)
- Marginal workers852 (65.8%)
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 Kandei
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 3 villages cover 10 km², 17% of it sown with crops and 48% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school0 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes0 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), 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 Turekela block
- Badbanki
- Baddakla
- Buromal
- Chatuanka
- Chaulsukha
- Dhamandanga
- Dholmandal
- Ghunesh
- Halanbhata
- Hial
- Jharani
- Kameimunda
- Karuanmunda
- Khagsa
- Kuibahal
- Mahakhand
- Mahulpati
- Turekela
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kandei? Share it with us.