Gram panchayat · Gondia block · Dhenkanal
Khankira gram panchayat
Khankira is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,129 people in 1,154 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,129
- Literacy
- 72.7%
- Area
- 10.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117295
Villages of Khankira
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khankirauninhabited | 415 | 1,745 | 97.0% | 33% | 16% |
| Chhotatentuli | 293 | 1,483 | 57.6% | 0% | 68% |
| Kantamalia | 150 | 683 | 58.6% | 0% | 44% |
| Chhotatentuli | 147 | 597 | 69.3% | 0% | 54% |
| Ghoraghori | 77 | 335 | 45.9% | 0% | 79% |
| Benajara | 72 | 286 | 67.2% | 20% | 26% |
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 Khankira
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,129
- 2,639 male · 2,490 female
- Households
- 1,154
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.7%
- below Gondia block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 944
- below Gondia block's villages (962)
- Children aged 0–6
- 753
- 14.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,249
- 43.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 629 (12.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,251 (43.9%)
What the 2,249 workers did
- Cultivators272 (12.1%)
- Agricultural labourers532 (23.7%)
- Household industry19 (0.8%)
- Other work314 (14.0%)
- Marginal workers1,112 (49.4%)
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 Khankira
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 11 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 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 homes3 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 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
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Black Gram (6).
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 Gondia block
- Bainsia
- Barada
- Bega
- Bidharpur
- Dasamanpatna
- Deogan
- Digambarpur
- Gondia
- Gundurapasi
- Joranda
- Kabera
- Kaluria
- Karamul
- Kasipur
- Khanda Bandha
- Laulai
- Letheka
- Mandar A
- Matha Tentulia
- Neulapoi
- Nihal Prasad
- Pingua
- Poruhakhoja
- Raitala
- Ratanapur
- Sadangi
- Santhapur
- Sorisiapada
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