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Khuntpali gram panchayat

Khuntpali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bargarh block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 6,282 people in 1,536 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bargarh assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
2
Population (2011)
6,282
Literacy
73.7%
Area
15.9 km²
LGD code
116386

Villages of Khuntpali

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Khuntpali1,0854,42372.4%12%8%
Behera4511,85976.8%21%10%

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 Khuntpali

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,282
3,183 male · 3,099 female
Households
1,536
about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
73.7%
about the same as Bargarh block's villages (74.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
974
above Bargarh block's villages (943)
Children aged 0–6
639
10.2% of residents
Workers
3,104
49.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
935 (14.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
551 (8.8%)

What the 3,104 workers did

  • Cultivators898 (28.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers666 (21.5%)
  • Household industry562 (18.1%)
  • Other work446 (14.4%)
  • Marginal workers532 (17.1%)

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 Khuntpali

How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 16 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school2 of 2
  • Middle school2 of 2
  • Secondary school1 of 2
  • Senior secondary school1 of 2
  • Degree college0 of 2

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 2
  • Health sub-centre1 of 2
  • Anganwadi centre2 of 2

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 2
  • Hand pump2 of 2
  • Electricity for homes1 of 2

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 2
  • Public bus0 of 2
  • Mobile phone coverage2 of 2

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 2
  • Commercial bank0 of 2
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
  • Weekly haat1 of 2
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ground Nuts (2), Sugarcan (1), Vegetables (1). Handicrafts: Weaving Products (2).

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 Bargarh block

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