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Gram panchayat · Sohella block · Bargarh

Chhuriapali gram panchayat

Chhuriapali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sohella block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,273 people in 1,396 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhatli assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
5,273
Literacy
73.8%
Area
24.6 km²
LGD code
116559

Villages of Chhuriapali

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Churiapali3261,26870.5%22%14%
Jharmunda25098078.2%16%8%
Jampali24487581.9%21%16%
Dumerpali18770374.4%7%28%
Sardhapali18664263.6%10%22%
Muchbahal10242771.8%43%20%
Gobindpur10137872.1%26%4%

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 Chhuriapali

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,273
2,648 male · 2,625 female
Households
1,396
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
73.8%
below Sohella block's villages (75.8%)
Females per 1,000 males
991
above Sohella block's villages (979)
Children aged 0–6
611
11.6% of residents
Workers
3,071
58.2% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,016 (19.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
847 (16.1%)

What the 3,071 workers did

  • Cultivators798 (26.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers373 (12.1%)
  • Household industry37 (1.2%)
  • Other work200 (6.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,663 (54.2%)

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 Chhuriapali

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 7 villages cover 25 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 7
  • Middle school5 of 7
  • Secondary school1 of 7
  • Senior secondary school1 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre3 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes4 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 7
  • Public bus0 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
  • Weekly haat2 of 7
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
3

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Ground Nuts (7), Pulses (6), Mung (1). Handicrafts: Forest 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 Sohella block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chhuriapali? Share it with us.