Gram panchayat · Barkote block · Deogarh
Gurusang gram panchayat
Gurusang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Barkote block of Deogarh district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,443 people in 883 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Deogarh assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,443
- Literacy
- 68.9%
- Area
- 16.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117186
Villages of Gurusang
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurusang | 448 | 1,697 | 70.2% | 23% | 32% |
| Baidharnagar | 157 | 674 | 61.3% | 5% | 58% |
| Nuabanakalo | 93 | 370 | 83.0% | 7% | 6% |
| Nuakesala | 75 | 251 | 77.3% | 0% | 4% |
| Ratab | 60 | 251 | 65.3% | 0% | 87% |
| Depatala | 50 | 200 | 47.6% | 0% | 84% |
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 Gurusang
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,443
- 1,723 male · 1,720 female
- Households
- 883
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.9%
- below Barkote block's villages (72.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- above Barkote block's villages (974)
- Children aged 0–6
- 497
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,858
- 54.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 452 (13.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,358 (39.4%)
What the 1,858 workers did
- Cultivators206 (11.1%)
- Agricultural labourers253 (13.6%)
- Household industry72 (3.9%)
- Other work226 (12.2%)
- Marginal workers1,101 (59.3%)
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 Gurusang
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 17 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes4 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 6
- Public bus3 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (4), Biri (1), Wheat (1), Mung (1), Sunflower (1), Kolatha (1), Gram (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 Barkote block
- Badchhapal
- Balam
- Balanda
- Bamparda
- Basalai
- Bijayanagar
- Chheplipali
- Dandasingha
- Danra
- Dantaribahal
- Golabandha
- Jharakhandhal
- Kadopada
- Kaliapal
- Kalla
- Kandhal
- Kantapali
- Kaunsibahal
- Kelda
- Kendeijuri
- Khilei
- Madhyapur
- Nuadihi
- Raitabahal
- Rambhei
- Saida
- Saruali
- Singhsal
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