Gram panchayat · Khaira block · Balasore
Kurunta gram panchayat
Kurunta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaira block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,873 people in 1,582 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,873
- Literacy
- 81.8%
- Area
- 10.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116219
Villages of Kurunta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raikula | 350 | 1,545 | 84.9% | 57% | 0% |
| Raghunathpur | 267 | 1,462 | 70.1% | 10% | 0% |
| Kurunta | 278 | 1,232 | 85.4% | 18% | 6% |
| Barangia | 250 | 925 | 82.7% | 23% | 0% |
| Miripurkhaira | 249 | 910 | 88.3% | 57% | 0% |
| Kaliha | 100 | 422 | 86.8% | 22% | 0% |
| Basudebpur | 47 | 201 | 69.8% | 17% | 0% |
| Panchagachhia | 28 | 119 | 87.2% | 55% | 0% |
| Sitapur | 13 | 57 | 82.4% | 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 Kurunta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,873
- 3,401 male · 3,472 female
- Households
- 1,582
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.8%
- about the same as Khaira block's villages (81.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,021
- about the same as Khaira block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 842
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,786
- 40.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,164 (31.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 73 (1.1%)
What the 2,786 workers did
- Cultivators1,026 (36.8%)
- Agricultural labourers410 (14.7%)
- Household industry62 (2.2%)
- Other work369 (13.2%)
- Marginal workers919 (33.0%)
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 Kurunta
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 11 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump3 of 9
- Electricity for homes7 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 9
- Weekly haat2 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Khaira block
- Achutipur
- Amiria-agnipur
- Antara
- Badajaypur
- Badanuagan
- Barada
- Bartana
- Baunsagfadia
- Dalanga-ii
- Dangarpada
- Dungura
- Gadpokhari
- Gagandhuli
- Garsang
- Goliha
- Govindapur
- Haripur
- Jalada
- Jhinkiria
- Kaithagadia
- Kapeya
- Khaira
- Kupari
- Mahatipur
- Makhanpur
- Manatri
- Nahanga
- Nandur
- Nayakhandi
- Palasa
- Ratina
- Sardang
- Sarkona
- Sarugan
- Shyamsundarpur
- Sundiragandibed
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