Gram panchayat · Dhenkanal Sadar block · Dhenkanal
Kankadpal gram panchayat
Kankadpal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhenkanal Sadar block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 5,587 people in 1,278 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 5,587
- Literacy
- 77.9%
- Area
- 14.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117270
Villages of Kankadpal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naranpur | 507 | 2,255 | 78.2% | 13% | 0% |
| Kankadapal | 288 | 1,210 | 83.2% | 9% | 17% |
| Sarakhia | 163 | 743 | 79.6% | 3% | 62% |
| Badapal | 133 | 615 | 74.2% | 1% | 16% |
| Jatan-Nagar | 85 | 329 | 63.3% | 7% | 26% |
| Dhanasendhakateni | 47 | 186 | 71.3% | 99% | 0% |
| Sundarikhal | 39 | 167 | 76.8% | 25% | 11% |
| Meghatalabahali | 11 | 55 | 72.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Bibhutipada | 3 | 20 | 89.5% | 25% | 0% |
| Thoriapada | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Genjapal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kendukhaman | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sarakhiataila | 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 Kankadpal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,587
- 2,843 male · 2,744 female
- Households
- 1,278
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.9%
- below Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 965
- above Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (938)
- Children aged 0–6
- 675
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,784
- 31.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 695 (12.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 924 (16.5%)
What the 1,784 workers did
- Cultivators161 (9.0%)
- Agricultural labourers233 (13.1%)
- Household industry37 (2.1%)
- Other work1,043 (58.5%)
- Marginal workers310 (17.4%)
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 Kankadpal
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 14 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 10
- Middle school3 of 10
- Secondary school0 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre6 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump9 of 10
- Electricity for homes6 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus2 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Black Gram (10).
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 Dhenkanal Sadar block
- Baladibandha
- Baliamba
- Banasingh
- Barada
- Beltikiri
- Bhalibol Kateni
- Bhapur
- Chandrasekhar Prasad
- Chaulia
- Dhirapatna
- Gengutia
- Gobindapur
- Kaimati
- Kakudibhag
- Kankadahad
- Madhusahupatna
- Mangalpur
- Manipur
- Nadiali
- Nagiapasi
- Nuagaon
- Radhadeipur
- Sankarpur
- Sankulei
- Saptasajya
- Sogarpasi
- Suakhaikateni
- Talabarkot
- Tarabha
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