Gram panchayat · Kasinagar block · Gajapati
Khandava gram panchayat
Khandava is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kasinagar block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,538 people in 1,316 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,538
- Literacy
- 45.3%
- Area
- 43.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117482
Villages of Khandava
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara | 313 | 1,443 | 42.7% | 20% | 8% |
| Khandava | 352 | 1,378 | 58.9% | 23% | 8% |
| Purutiguda | 308 | 1,296 | 38.4% | 20% | 27% |
| Badigan | 228 | 943 | 42.8% | 8% | 27% |
| Palasingi | 78 | 320 | 46.1% | 3% | 26% |
| Lalgudipeta | 37 | 158 | 16.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Badigam | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Hill | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Vakaradahill | 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 Khandava
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,538
- 2,714 male · 2,824 female
- Households
- 1,316
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.3%
- below Kasinagar block's villages (47.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,041
- above Kasinagar block's villages (1,020)
- Children aged 0–6
- 674
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,942
- 53.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 948 (17.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,062 (19.2%)
What the 2,942 workers did
- Cultivators460 (15.6%)
- Agricultural labourers954 (32.4%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work332 (11.3%)
- Marginal workers1,188 (40.4%)
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 Khandava
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 10 villages cover 44 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Kasinagar block
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