Gram panchayat · Simulia block · Balasore
Chalunigan gram panchayat
Chalunigan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Simulia block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,571 people in 1,116 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,571
- Literacy
- 86.0%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116300
Villages of Chalunigan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalunigan | 402 | 1,569 | 82.0% | 18% | 0% |
| Haripur | 180 | 798 | 81.7% | 7% | 0% |
| Bainshibati | 131 | 548 | 92.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Malibrahmapur | 108 | 455 | 90.9% | 8% | 0% |
| Kanheibank | 84 | 332 | 86.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Isanpur | 81 | 328 | 95.5% | 6% | 0% |
| Mangarajpur | 72 | 323 | 86.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Sadhubir | 58 | 218 | 89.9% | 1% | 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 Chalunigan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,571
- 2,295 male · 2,276 female
- Households
- 1,116
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.0%
- above Simulia block's villages (82.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 992
- above Simulia block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 543
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,613
- 35.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 394 (8.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,613 workers did
- Cultivators557 (34.5%)
- Agricultural labourers251 (15.6%)
- Household industry10 (0.6%)
- Other work401 (24.9%)
- Marginal workers394 (24.4%)
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 Chalunigan
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 8 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Simulia block
- Abjhuna
- Ada
- Anandapur
- Andarai
- Bangalpur
- Bangarkhandigadia
- Bari
- Bati
- Bauripada
- Dungura
- Iswarpur
- Jamujhadi
- Kanchapada
- Kanheibandha
- Kirkona
- Maitapur
- Markona
- Muruna
- Pahitorana
- Purosottampur
- Sabanga
- Samasundarpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chalunigan? Share it with us.