Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Gajapati
Kerandi gram panchayat
Kerandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 1,425 people in 304 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 1,425
- Literacy
- 35.7%
- Area
- 22.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117555
Villages of Kerandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arasahi | 52 | 235 | 27.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Kerandi | 55 | 223 | 52.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Antarsing | 40 | 201 | 46.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Chanagan | 33 | 176 | 2.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Y.Engarasingi | 33 | 140 | 40.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Baunsagan | 27 | 135 | 46.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Ellasara | 24 | 122 | 4.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Jakar | 20 | 103 | 49.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Lakida | 20 | 90 | 44.3% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kerandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,425
- 701 male · 724 female
- Households
- 304
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 35.7%
- below Rayagada block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,033
- below Rayagada block's villages (1,084)
- Children aged 0–6
- 243
- 17.1% of residents
- Workers
- 803
- 56.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 0 (0.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,424 (99.9%)
What the 803 workers did
- Cultivators190 (23.7%)
- Agricultural labourers32 (4.0%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work20 (2.5%)
- Marginal workers561 (69.9%)
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 Kerandi
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 22 km², 4% of it sown with crops and 29% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school0 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre0 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump0 of 9
- Electricity for homes0 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage0 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 0
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Rayagada block
- Ameda
- Dambala
- Engarsingi
- Gandahati
- Gangabada
- Jalango
- Jeerango
- Karadasingi
- Koinpur
- Kumulsing
- Lailai
- Laxmipur
- Loba
- Marlaba
- Narayanpur
- Putara
- Rayagada
- S.karadasingi
- Sanatundi
- Talamunda
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