Gram panchayat · Kamakhyanagar block · Dhenkanal
Kotagara gram panchayat
Kotagara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kamakhyanagar block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,203 people in 970 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,203
- Literacy
- 82.0%
- Area
- 11.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117359
Villages of Kotagara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotagara | 307 | 1,391 | 87.3% | 17% | 4% |
| Jogidiha | 279 | 1,129 | 75.6% | 45% | 4% |
| Godaribili | 138 | 562 | 65.1% | 74% | 23% |
| Dadhikhai | 122 | 539 | 95.5% | 10% | 5% |
| Pandua | 71 | 317 | 83.1% | 93% | 0% |
| Salia | 43 | 226 | 87.9% | 30% | 0% |
| Mandukhura | 8 | 32 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dakhinapasi | 2 | 7 | 0.0% | 14% | 86% |
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 Kotagara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,203
- 2,149 male · 2,054 female
- Households
- 970
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.0%
- above Kamakhyanagar block's villages (79.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 956
- about the same as Kamakhyanagar block's villages (952)
- Children aged 0–6
- 447
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,633
- 38.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,576 (37.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 270 (6.4%)
What the 1,633 workers did
- Cultivators192 (11.8%)
- Agricultural labourers267 (16.4%)
- Household industry22 (1.3%)
- Other work497 (30.4%)
- Marginal workers655 (40.1%)
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 Kotagara
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 11 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Black Gram (8), Vegetable (2), Sugarcane (1), Vegetables (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 Kamakhyanagar block
- Analabereni
- Badasuanlo
- Baisinga
- Baligorada
- Bankual
- Baruan(K)
- Baunsapal
- Bhairpur
- Budhibili
- Jagannathpur
- Kadua
- Kanapura
- Kantapal
- Kantiokatnei
- Kantioputasahi
- Kusumjodi
- Mahulpal
- Rai Narasinghpur
- Saruali
- Sogar
- Tumsinga
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