Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Kurujanga gram panchayat
Kurujanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,930 people in 1,368 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,930
- Literacy
- 89.8%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117003
Villages of Kurujanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurujanga | 470 | 2,008 | 97.3% | 10% | 0% |
| Sabalkana | 388 | 1,757 | 86.7% | 20% | 1% |
| Bharatpada | 303 | 1,365 | 87.4% | 34% | 0% |
| Kusunpur | 122 | 480 | 78.9% | 31% | 0% |
| Mangalpur | 85 | 320 | 85.8% | 23% | 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 Kurujanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,930
- 3,038 male · 2,892 female
- Households
- 1,368
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.8%
- above Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- about the same as Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 576
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,053
- 34.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,252 (21.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 17 (0.3%)
What the 2,053 workers did
- Cultivators442 (21.5%)
- Agricultural labourers217 (10.6%)
- Household industry28 (1.4%)
- Other work439 (21.4%)
- Marginal workers927 (45.2%)
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 Kurujanga
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 5 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 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 road5 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) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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
- Kuhunda
- Kundi
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mahanga
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
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