Gram panchayat · Bhandaripokhari block · Bhadrak
Kurigan gram panchayat
Kurigan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhandaripokhari block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,887 people in 1,343 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,887
- Literacy
- 85.6%
- Area
- 13.9 km²
- LGD code
- 116648
Villages of Kurigan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korigan | 620 | 2,816 | 84.5% | 12% | 2% |
| Kanti | 264 | 1,162 | 83.5% | 28% | 4% |
| Aliha | 140 | 600 | 85.1% | 19% | 2% |
| Sathagan | 107 | 472 | 97.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Baigadia | 74 | 299 | 82.8% | 0% | 6% |
| Mahammadpur | 83 | 288 | 90.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Kharijkurigan | 33 | 138 | 86.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Kuriganbindha | 22 | 112 | 80.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dolagobindapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kuriganbindha | 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 Kurigan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,887
- 2,947 male · 2,940 female
- Households
- 1,343
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.6%
- about the same as Bhandaripokhari block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- about the same as Bhandaripokhari block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 702
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,967
- 33.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 779 (13.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 135 (2.3%)
What the 1,967 workers did
- Cultivators545 (27.7%)
- Agricultural labourers538 (27.4%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work249 (12.7%)
- Marginal workers630 (32.0%)
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 Kurigan
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 10 villages cover 14 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Bhandaripokhari block
- Balipokhari
- Bandala Madhiali
- Bayabanapur
- Bishnupur
- Dakhinead
- Jalamandua
- Jhutuna
- Malada
- Naami
- Naguan
- Napanga
- Narada
- Nirgundi
- Patuli
- Rajendrapur
- Ramachandrapur
- Ranania
- Ranjit
- Sanasasan
- Sarsada
- Selampur
- Tealnga
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