Gram panchayat · Kantamal block · Boudh
Uma gram panchayat
Uma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantamal block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 3,667 people in 881 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantamal assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 3,667
- Literacy
- 53.8%
- Area
- 20.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116836
Villages of Uma
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uma | 345 | 1,413 | 56.2% | 14% | 9% |
| Reghamunda | 132 | 612 | 61.9% | 7% | 8% |
| Fatamunda | 74 | 351 | 50.2% | 40% | 49% |
| Kanakutura | 72 | 261 | 54.2% | 31% | 0% |
| Dhekalamunda | 51 | 223 | 65.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Kachetmal | 46 | 196 | 29.4% | 0% | 72% |
| Barakali | 41 | 192 | 60.7% | 0% | 24% |
| Samadanki | 51 | 166 | 46.2% | 0% | 2% |
| Tentulimunda | 32 | 128 | 30.5% | 0% | 4% |
| Todibahal | 22 | 73 | 33.3% | 0% | 42% |
| Kumbharapadar | 13 | 46 | 40.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Fulbahal | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Barhagora | 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 Uma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,667
- 1,802 male · 1,865 female
- Households
- 881
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.8%
- below Kantamal block's villages (67.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,035
- above Kantamal block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 684
- 18.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,001
- 54.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 461 (12.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 802 (21.9%)
What the 2,001 workers did
- Cultivators369 (18.4%)
- Agricultural labourers308 (15.4%)
- Household industry23 (1.1%)
- Other work156 (7.8%)
- Marginal workers1,145 (57.2%)
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 Uma
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 20 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 42% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 12
- Middle school1 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre3 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes1 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Pulses (12), Maize (8), Vegetables (2), Mung,Chana (1), Chana (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
- Ghikundi
- Gudvelipadar
- Jogindrapur
- Kantamal
- Khaliapali
- Khamanmunda
- Khatakhatia
- Khuntigora
- Kultajore
- Lambasari
- Manamunda
- Narayanprasad
- Palasagora
- Rengali
- Rundimahul
- Similipadar
- Sundhipadar
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