Gram panchayat · Bijepur block · Bargarh
Kharmunda gram panchayat
Kharmunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bijepur block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 2,779 people in 790 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bijepur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 2,779
- Literacy
- 74.5%
- Area
- 7.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116467
Villages of Kharmunda
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 Kharmunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,779
- 1,427 male · 1,352 female
- Households
- 790
- about 3.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.5%
- about the same as Bijepur block's villages (74.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- below Bijepur block's villages (982)
- Children aged 0–6
- 252
- 9.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,515
- 54.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 446 (16.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 657 (23.6%)
What the 1,515 workers did
- Cultivators516 (34.1%)
- Agricultural labourers492 (32.5%)
- Household industry101 (6.7%)
- Other work125 (8.3%)
- Marginal workers281 (18.5%)
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 Kharmunda
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 7 km², 86% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school0 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 homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ground Nuts (1), Pulses (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 Bijepur block
- Badbausen
- Badbramahani
- Bairakhapali
- Beniachal
- Bhatigaon
- Budapali
- Buromunda
- Charpali
- Ganthiapali
- Jaring
- Jekhiapali
- Laumunda
- M.srigida
- Pada
- Pahandi
- Patharala
- Saipali
- Samaleipadar
- Sanbausen
- Surubali
- T.gendapali
- Talapadar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kharmunda? Share it with us.