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Katabahal gram panchayat

Katabahal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gaisilet block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,003 people in 1,328 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bijepur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
8
Population (2011)
5,003
Literacy
66.6%
Area
33.5 km²
LGD code
116491

Villages of Katabahal

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Katabahal3151,19772.1%26%32%
Gidhamal22784854.6%11%1%
Kuliari19468564.9%10%36%
Jubakhol12151069.1%9%29%
Kendumal13547661.7%33%20%
Brahmanmal12646370.7%24%0%
Purnanandapur12044666.2%17%22%
Dangarmunda9037877.0%33%28%

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 Katabahal

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,003
2,531 male · 2,472 female
Households
1,328
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
66.6%
below Gaisilet block's villages (69.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
977
below Gaisilet block's villages (1,000)
Children aged 0–6
675
13.5% of residents
Workers
2,625
52.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
987 (19.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,084 (21.7%)

What the 2,625 workers did

  • Cultivators412 (15.7%)
  • Agricultural labourers565 (21.5%)
  • Household industry20 (0.8%)
  • Other work169 (6.4%)
  • Marginal workers1,459 (55.6%)

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 Katabahal

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 33 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.

Education

  • Primary school8 of 8
  • Middle school8 of 8
  • Secondary school4 of 8
  • Senior secondary school3 of 8
  • Degree college1 of 8

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 8
  • Health sub-centre1 of 8
  • Anganwadi centre8 of 8

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 8
  • Hand pump8 of 8
  • Electricity for homes7 of 8

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 8
  • Public bus1 of 8
  • Mobile phone coverage8 of 8

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 8
  • Commercial bank0 of 8
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
  • Weekly haat0 of 8
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
8
Secondary schools
7
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4). Handicrafts: Tailoring (2), Weaving Products (1), Iron Products (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 Gaisilet block

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