Gram panchayat · Gondia block · Dhenkanal
Letheka gram panchayat
Letheka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,640 people in 869 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,640
- Literacy
- 79.5%
- Area
- 7.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117297
Villages of Letheka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nethaka | 215 | 864 | 91.0% | 15% | 0% |
| Ria | 109 | 490 | 89.4% | 52% | 0% |
| Nuapada | 110 | 453 | 84.0% | 8% | 0% |
| Tolakalundi | 94 | 373 | 73.7% | 18% | 28% |
| Nilambarpur | 71 | 336 | 88.7% | 10% | 0% |
| Kuspada | 81 | 305 | 86.4% | 4% | 0% |
| Oranda | 61 | 295 | 67.4% | 46% | 0% |
| Talapada | 61 | 282 | 8.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Dhanabolkateni | 51 | 187 | 86.6% | 90% | 0% |
| Dhaulia | 16 | 55 | 66.0% | 100% | 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 Letheka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,640
- 1,853 male · 1,787 female
- Households
- 869
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.5%
- above Gondia block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- about the same as Gondia block's villages (962)
- Children aged 0–6
- 497
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,103
- 30.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 895 (24.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 383 (10.5%)
What the 1,103 workers did
- Cultivators337 (30.6%)
- Agricultural labourers422 (38.3%)
- Household industry8 (0.7%)
- Other work144 (13.1%)
- Marginal workers192 (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 Letheka
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 10 villages cover 7 km², 22% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school3 of 10
- Secondary school2 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre0 of 10
- Anganwadi centre7 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes9 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Gondia block
- Bainsia
- Barada
- Bega
- Bidharpur
- Dasamanpatna
- Deogan
- Digambarpur
- Gondia
- Gundurapasi
- Joranda
- Kabera
- Kaluria
- Karamul
- Kasipur
- Khanda Bandha
- Khankira
- Laulai
- Mandar A
- Matha Tentulia
- Neulapoi
- Nihal Prasad
- Pingua
- Poruhakhoja
- Raitala
- Ratanapur
- Sadangi
- Santhapur
- Sorisiapada
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