Gram panchayat · Tihidi block · Bhadrak
Guamal gram panchayat
Guamal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tihidi block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 8,565 people in 1,761 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 8,565
- Literacy
- 86.6%
- Area
- 9.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116759
Villages of Guamal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guamal | 1,127 | 5,420 | 87.5% | 25% | 0% |
| Sadanandapur | 351 | 1,575 | 86.2% | 30% | 0% |
| Isanpur | 283 | 1,570 | 83.3% | 81% | 0% |
| Sridharpur | 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 Guamal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,565
- 4,470 male · 4,095 female
- Households
- 1,761
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.6%
- above Tihidi block's villages (82.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 916
- below Tihidi block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 986
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,937
- 34.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,110 (36.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 2,937 workers did
- Cultivators721 (24.5%)
- Agricultural labourers177 (6.0%)
- Household industry95 (3.2%)
- Other work823 (28.0%)
- Marginal workers1,121 (38.2%)
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 Guamal
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 4 villages cover 10 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school3 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre2 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 bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Vegetables (2).
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 Tihidi block
- Achak
- Bahabalpur
- Bamanbindha
- Barasar
- Baro
- Bhatapada
- Bilana
- Bodak
- Daulatpur
- Dolasahi
- Fatepur
- Gobindapur
- Harisinghpur
- Jamjodi
- Kanpada
- Karada
- Kolha
- Kumbera
- Maharampur
- Mangalpur
- Mukundapur
- Narendrapur
- Nayananda
- Paliabindha
- Rajnagar
- Sahapur
- Saya
- Shyamasundarpur
- Sindol
- Talagopabindha
- Talapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Guamal? Share it with us.