Gram panchayat · Basudevpur block · Bhadrak
Lunga gram panchayat
Lunga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,435 people in 1,233 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basudevpur assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,435
- Literacy
- 83.2%
- Area
- 14.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116603
Villages of Lunga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunga | 692 | 3,016 | 83.2% | 44% | 0% |
| Urunia | 448 | 2,019 | 84.1% | 25% | 1% |
| Kuruda | 93 | 400 | 78.4% | 0% | 0% |
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 Lunga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,435
- 2,625 male · 2,810 female
- Households
- 1,233
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.2%
- above Basudevpur block's villages (80.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,070
- above Basudevpur block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 709
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,538
- 28.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,816 (33.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 24 (0.4%)
What the 1,538 workers did
- Cultivators296 (19.2%)
- Agricultural labourers161 (10.5%)
- Household industry25 (1.6%)
- Other work158 (10.3%)
- Marginal workers898 (58.4%)
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 Lunga
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 14 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Basudevpur block
- Adhuan
- Andola
- Arandua
- Artuna
- Aruha
- Balimed
- Balimuinda
- Barandua
- Biddeipur
- Binovabenagar
- Biras
- Bramhangan
- Chudamani
- Edtal
- Eram
- Gobindapur
- Gopabandhunagar
- Guagadia
- Jagannathprasad
- Jagannathpur
- K.binayakpur
- Karanjadia
- Kismat Krushanapur
- Kumarpur
- Laxmidaspur
- Naikanidihi
- Narasinghpur
- Nuagan
- Padhuan
- Padmapur
- Rajaharopokhari
- Sanakrushannpur
- Sasubhuasuni
- Sudarsanpur
- Sugo
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Lunga? Share it with us.