Gram panchayat · Kamakhyanagar block · Dhenkanal
Kusumjodi gram panchayat
Kusumjodi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kamakhyanagar block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,058 people in 900 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Parjanga assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,058
- Literacy
- 77.7%
- Area
- 10.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117360
Villages of Kusumjodi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusumajodi | 524 | 2,257 | 76.1% | 10% | 2% |
| Aluajharan | 206 | 1,126 | 82.2% | 24% | 38% |
| Salapada | 170 | 675 | 76.0% | 25% | 0% |
| Chudakhia Kateni | 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 Kusumjodi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,058
- 2,097 male · 1,961 female
- Households
- 900
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.7%
- below Kamakhyanagar block's villages (79.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 935
- below Kamakhyanagar block's villages (952)
- Children aged 0–6
- 455
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,243
- 30.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 656 (16.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 477 (11.8%)
What the 1,243 workers did
- Cultivators211 (17.0%)
- Agricultural labourers27 (2.2%)
- Household industry68 (5.5%)
- Other work539 (43.4%)
- Marginal workers398 (32.0%)
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 Kusumjodi
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 11 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Black Gram (3), Vegetables (1), Sugar Cane (1), Ground Nut (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
- Kotagara
- Mahulpal
- Rai Narasinghpur
- Saruali
- Sogar
- Tumsinga
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