Gram panchayat · Turekela block · Balangir
Khagsa gram panchayat
Khagsa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Turekela block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,339 people in 870 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,339
- Literacy
- 44.4%
- Area
- 14.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116039
Villages of Khagsa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khagsa | 386 | 1,520 | 46.1% | 19% | 41% |
| Mankadchuan | 179 | 693 | 47.1% | 7% | 39% |
| Salepara | 153 | 557 | 46.2% | 24% | 13% |
| Patimal | 123 | 457 | 37.8% | 18% | 0% |
| Laljhara | 29 | 112 | 23.7% | 0% | 100% |
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 Khagsa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,339
- 1,680 male · 1,659 female
- Households
- 870
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.4%
- below Turekela block's villages (50.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 988
- below Turekela block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 598
- 17.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,544
- 46.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 558 (16.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,073 (32.1%)
What the 1,544 workers did
- Cultivators289 (18.7%)
- Agricultural labourers375 (24.3%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work82 (5.3%)
- Marginal workers794 (51.4%)
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 Khagsa
How many of the 5 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, 56% of it sown with crops and 20% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes1 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Cotton (5), Onion (4).
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
- Kandei
- Karuanmunda
- Kuibahal
- Mahakhand
- Mahulpati
- Turekela
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