Gram panchayat · Ambabhona block · Bargarh
Kandapala gram panchayat
Kandapala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ambabhona block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,085 people in 1,235 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhatli assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,085
- Literacy
- 74.1%
- Area
- 15.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116337
Villages of Kandapala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandapala | 468 | 2,004 | 76.6% | 19% | 32% |
| Muchhmalda | 277 | 1,087 | 70.0% | 38% | 11% |
| Kalami | 159 | 643 | 77.8% | 40% | 16% |
| Birjhupali | 112 | 495 | 69.0% | 18% | 20% |
| Jampali | 123 | 449 | 68.9% | 35% | 19% |
| Podapali | 52 | 225 | 80.8% | 17% | 39% |
| Rampela | 44 | 182 | 75.3% | 7% | 5% |
| Sankholia | 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 Kandapala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,085
- 2,531 male · 2,554 female
- Households
- 1,235
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.1%
- below Ambabhona block's villages (77.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,009
- above Ambabhona block's villages (986)
- Children aged 0–6
- 519
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,979
- 58.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,344 (26.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,142 (22.5%)
What the 2,979 workers did
- Cultivators1,530 (51.4%)
- Agricultural labourers1,043 (35.0%)
- Household industry13 (0.4%)
- Other work191 (6.4%)
- Marginal workers202 (6.8%)
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 Kandapala
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 16 km², 86% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school2 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (4), Ground Nuts (3), Mustard (2), Mung (2), Groundnut (2), Mutar (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 Ambabhona block
- Ambabhona
- Banjipali
- Bhainatora
- Bhukta
- Bungapali
- Dunguri
- Dwari
- Kapasira
- Karla
- Khola
- Kumbho
- Lakhanpur
- Ruchida
- Uttam
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kandapala? Share it with us.