Gram panchayat · Kantamal block · Boudh
Ghikundi gram panchayat
Ghikundi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantamal block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,523 people in 852 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantamal assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,523
- Literacy
- 72.8%
- Area
- 17.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116819
Villages of Ghikundi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratakhandi | 189 | 894 | 77.9% | 31% | 0% |
| Ambagahana | 142 | 618 | 80.1% | 44% | 2% |
| Tundumal | 113 | 409 | 71.4% | 22% | 2% |
| Patharkhandi | 98 | 376 | 73.7% | 2% | 2% |
| Ghikundi | 82 | 342 | 66.4% | 9% | 0% |
| Kalarajhuli | 69 | 275 | 59.7% | 9% | 23% |
| Gariapali | 68 | 271 | 62.1% | 14% | 9% |
| Hatipali | 56 | 210 | 78.1% | 0% | 1% |
| Dimirijhuli | 35 | 128 | 60.0% | 27% | 0% |
| Ratakhandikhandajami | 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 Ghikundi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,523
- 1,763 male · 1,760 female
- Households
- 852
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.8%
- above Kantamal block's villages (67.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- about the same as Kantamal block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 488
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,859
- 52.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 781 (22.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 118 (3.3%)
What the 1,859 workers did
- Cultivators489 (26.3%)
- Agricultural labourers148 (8.0%)
- Household industry57 (3.1%)
- Other work193 (10.4%)
- Marginal workers972 (52.3%)
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 Ghikundi
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 17 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes3 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Red Gram (8), Horse Gram (3), Black Gram (2), Pulses (2), Jute (1), Mung (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 Kantamal block
- Ambagaon
- Baragaon
- Baragochha
- Bilaspur
- Dapala
- Ghantapada
- Gudvelipadar
- Jogindrapur
- Kantamal
- Khaliapali
- Khamanmunda
- Khatakhatia
- Khuntigora
- Kultajore
- Lambasari
- Manamunda
- Narayanprasad
- Palasagora
- Rengali
- Rundimahul
- Similipadar
- Sundhipadar
- Uma
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ghikundi? Share it with us.