Gram panchayat · Simulia block · Balasore
Kirkona gram panchayat
Kirkona is a gram panchayat (village council) in Simulia block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,044 people in 1,239 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 5,044
- Literacy
- 80.7%
- Area
- 6.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116305
Villages of Kirkona
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khirkona | 358 | 1,362 | 80.6% | 38% | 0% |
| Rasidpur | 204 | 832 | 83.7% | 36% | 0% |
| Narnpur | 163 | 686 | 66.9% | 81% | 0% |
| Govindapur | 139 | 634 | 79.9% | 18% | 0% |
| Majhikhandi | 125 | 424 | 84.3% | 24% | 0% |
| Narendrapur | 82 | 394 | 77.6% | 71% | 0% |
| Bankapatna | 85 | 325 | 90.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Rampur | 43 | 225 | 87.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Khandaita(Khandeita) | 25 | 101 | 98.9% | 2% | 0% |
| Gangatiran | 8 | 33 | 81.3% | 6% | 12% |
| Ganipur | 7 | 28 | 81.8% | 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 Kirkona
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,044
- 2,543 male · 2,501 female
- Households
- 1,239
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.7%
- below Simulia block's villages (82.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- above Simulia block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 677
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,783
- 35.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,873 (37.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 1,783 workers did
- Cultivators553 (31.0%)
- Agricultural labourers294 (16.5%)
- Household industry21 (1.2%)
- Other work335 (18.8%)
- Marginal workers580 (32.5%)
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 Kirkona
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 7 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 11
- Middle school5 of 11
- Secondary school3 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre8 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump8 of 11
- Electricity for homes9 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 11
- Weekly haat2 of 11
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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
- Chalunigan
- Dungura
- Iswarpur
- Jamujhadi
- Kanchapada
- Kanheibandha
- 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 Kirkona? Share it with us.