Gram panchayat · Hindol block · Dhenkanal
Kunua gram panchayat
Kunua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hindol block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,589 people in 864 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hindol assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,589
- Literacy
- 78.5%
- Area
- 13.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117331
Villages of Kunua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunua | 673 | 2,833 | 76.6% | 24% | 9% |
| Padhani | 83 | 331 | 94.9% | 63% | 4% |
| Mardarajapur | 83 | 319 | 79.9% | 25% | 27% |
| Damodarpur | 19 | 79 | 67.7% | 0% | 43% |
| Ramachandrapur | 6 | 27 | 84.6% | 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 Kunua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,589
- 1,817 male · 1,772 female
- Households
- 864
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.5%
- above Hindol block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 975
- above Hindol block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 399
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,237
- 34.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 978 (27.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 403 (11.2%)
What the 1,237 workers did
- Cultivators146 (11.8%)
- Agricultural labourers22 (1.8%)
- Household industry6 (0.5%)
- Other work284 (23.0%)
- Marginal workers779 (63.0%)
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 Kunua
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 14 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre3 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes1 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 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
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Black Gram (5).
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 Hindol block
- Asarada
- Babandha
- Bampa
- Baunsa Pokhari
- Buhalipal
- Chitalpur
- Dandiri
- Dudurukote
- Galapada
- Gandanali
- Giridhar Prasad
- Gulehi
- Hatura
- Jarada
- Kadala
- Kalinga
- Kansara
- Kantamila
- Kantimili
- Karanda
- Khaliborei
- Kukuta
- Kutunia
- Madhapur
- Mahalunda
- Nabakishorepur
- Nuabag
- Nuagan
- Paika Purunakot
- Patala
- Ranjagol
- Rasol
- Sanjapada
- Thokar
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