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Gram panchayat · Athagad block · Cuttack

Kumarpur gram panchayat

Kumarpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Athagad block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,738 people in 1,149 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
5,738
Literacy
78.1%
Area
14.9 km²
LGD code
116856

Villages of Kumarpur

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Kumarpur4942,41785.7%19%5%
Balipur3001,55375.0%19%21%
Dampatipur17791951.8%3%81%
Kantania10851287.7%17%17%
Santanibati7033786.9%0%44%
Santanibati–––––

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 Kumarpur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,738
2,890 male · 2,848 female
Households
1,149
about 5.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
78.1%
below Athagad block's villages (82.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
985
above Athagad block's villages (955)
Children aged 0–6
721
12.6% of residents
Workers
3,039
53.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
856 (14.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,418 (24.7%)

What the 3,039 workers did

  • Cultivators684 (22.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers770 (25.3%)
  • Household industry53 (1.7%)
  • Other work392 (12.9%)
  • Marginal workers1,140 (37.5%)

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 Kumarpur

How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 15 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school1 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 of 5
  • Degree college0 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre1 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump5 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 5
  • Public bus0 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (5).

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 Athagad block

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