Gram panchayat · Harabhanga block · Boudh
Kusanga gram panchayat
Kusanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Harabhanga block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 5,104 people in 1,289 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Boudh assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 5,104
- Literacy
- 72.6%
- Area
- 26.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116803
Villages of Kusanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusanga | 368 | 1,393 | 80.0% | 23% | 14% |
| Kumari | 312 | 1,294 | 63.3% | 65% | 0% |
| Kusasinga | 183 | 767 | 83.5% | 25% | 1% |
| Bhagamunda | 166 | 603 | 56.3% | 7% | 24% |
| Tirad | 96 | 364 | 75.2% | 16% | 1% |
| Atalsara | 81 | 321 | 70.1% | 22% | 0% |
| Ajodhya | 64 | 302 | 83.1% | 3% | 0% |
| Marada | 19 | 60 | 65.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Ghatagam | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kutunijhar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sahajpali | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sitalpani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sunakhanda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sunakhandia | 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 Kusanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,104
- 2,683 male · 2,421 female
- Households
- 1,289
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.6%
- below Harabhanga block's villages (74.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 902
- below Harabhanga block's villages (987)
- Children aged 0–6
- 618
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,315
- 45.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,525 (29.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 412 (8.1%)
What the 2,315 workers did
- Cultivators538 (23.2%)
- Agricultural labourers686 (29.6%)
- Household industry34 (1.5%)
- Other work585 (25.3%)
- Marginal workers472 (20.4%)
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 Kusanga
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 14 villages cover 26 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes5 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat2 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (8), Mung (4), Horse Crop (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 Harabhanga block
- Adenigarh
- Bamanda
- Bandhapathar
- Banibhusanpur
- Biranar Asinghpur
- Chhatranga
- Dhalpur
- Harabhanga
- Karanjakata
- Lunibahal
- Mahalikpada
- Mathura
- Pitambpur
- Purunakatak
- Radhanagar
- Ramagarh
- Sampoch
- Sankulei
- Sarasara
- Talagaon
- Tileswar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kusanga? Share it with us.