Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Kuhunda gram panchayat
Kuhunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,489 people in 1,096 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,489
- Literacy
- 83.3%
- Area
- 6.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117001
Villages of Kuhunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhunda | 650 | 2,787 | 84.3% | 18% | 2% |
| Banaguria | 198 | 782 | 78.1% | 11% | 0% |
| Dhaulia | 120 | 450 | 84.9% | 3% | 0% |
| Sankhapur | 87 | 322 | 86.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Hargobindpur | 41 | 148 | 80.2% | 3% | 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 Kuhunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,489
- 2,272 male · 2,217 female
- Households
- 1,096
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.3%
- below Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- above Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 450
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,512
- 33.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 618 (13.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 57 (1.3%)
What the 1,512 workers did
- Cultivators279 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers481 (31.8%)
- Household industry29 (1.9%)
- Other work339 (22.4%)
- Marginal workers384 (25.4%)
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 Kuhunda
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 6 km², 60% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump0 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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 Mahanga block
- Anandapur
- Bajapura
- Barahipur
- Basudevpur
- Bhadreswar
- Bhaunria
- Bheda
- Chahapada
- Gokan
- Gopalpur
- Gotara
- Haladia
- Jaleswarpur
- Kaitha
- Koliatha
- Kundi
- Kurujanga
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mahanga
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
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