Gram panchayat · Chatrapur block · Ganjam
Chamakhandi gram panchayat
Chamakhandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chatrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,134 people in 1,549 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhatrapur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 7,134
- Literacy
- 64.3%
- Area
- 12.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117679
Villages of Chamakhandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamakhandi | 556 | 2,635 | 65.1% | 21% | 1% |
| Sindurapalli | 310 | 1,416 | 54.7% | 15% | 3% |
| Karapalli | 292 | 1,372 | 64.3% | 37% | 0% |
| Banabulapalli | 301 | 1,340 | 69.7% | 26% | 0% |
| Totapalli | 90 | 371 | 76.1% | 5% | 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 Chamakhandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,134
- 3,524 male · 3,610 female
- Households
- 1,549
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.3%
- below Chatrapur block's villages (68.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,024
- above Chatrapur block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 847
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,148
- 44.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,661 (23.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 73 (1.0%)
What the 3,148 workers did
- Cultivators426 (13.5%)
- Agricultural labourers221 (7.0%)
- Household industry80 (2.5%)
- Other work987 (31.4%)
- Marginal workers1,434 (45.6%)
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 Chamakhandi
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 12 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ragi (4), Vegetable (2), Chilly (1), Pulses (1), Groundnut (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 Chatrapur block
- Agastinuagam
- Arjipalli
- Bada Madhapur
- Baulagam
- Bhikarpalli
- Bipulingi
- Chikalakhandi
- Kalipalli
- Kanamana
- Laxmipur
- Mahandpur
- Narandrapur
- Podapadar
- Potalampur
- Sriramachandrapur
- Sundarpur
- Tangonapalli
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chamakhandi? Share it with us.