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Gram panchayat · Gaisilet block · Bargarh

Kathaumal gram panchayat

Kathaumal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gaisilet block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,767 people in 1,618 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bijepur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
5,767
Literacy
64.0%
Area
17.6 km²
LGD code
116492

Villages of Kathaumal

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Kandhumunda7292,65961.2%8%13%
Kathaumal3891,41768.0%18%1%
Turcha3481,19963.8%8%0%
Semelgudia15249268.4%32%3%

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 Kathaumal

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,767
2,906 male · 2,861 female
Households
1,618
about 3.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
64.0%
below Gaisilet block's villages (69.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
985
below Gaisilet block's villages (1,000)
Children aged 0–6
736
12.8% of residents
Workers
3,436
59.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
713 (12.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
363 (6.3%)

What the 3,436 workers did

  • Cultivators634 (18.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers593 (17.3%)
  • Household industry47 (1.4%)
  • Other work177 (5.2%)
  • Marginal workers1,985 (57.8%)

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 Kathaumal

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 18 km², 86% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school2 of 4
  • Senior secondary school3 of 4
  • Degree college1 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus1 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
6
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3). Handicrafts: Tailor (2), Weaving Products (1), Tailor,Shoe Maker (1), Smethy Shop (1), Iron Products (1), Cabinetware Shop (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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