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Gram panchayat · Chatrapur block · Ganjam

Kanamana gram panchayat

Kanamana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chatrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 7,610 people in 1,749 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhatrapur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
7,610
Literacy
77.8%
Area
11.8 km²
LGD code
117682

Villages of Kanamana

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Chhatrapur6102,84578.0%36%0%
Matikhala5932,33182.8%54%3%
Tikiriabarhampur2931,32071.2%34%0%
Kanamana2531,11474.3%63%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 Kanamana

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,610
3,831 male · 3,779 female
Households
1,749
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
77.8%
above Chatrapur block's villages (68.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
986
below Chatrapur block's villages (1,007)
Children aged 0–6
676
8.9% of residents
Workers
2,587
34.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
3,414 (44.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
78 (1.0%)

What the 2,587 workers did

  • Cultivators105 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural labourers194 (7.5%)
  • Household industry51 (2.0%)
  • Other work1,216 (47.0%)
  • Marginal workers1,021 (39.5%)

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 Kanamana

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 12 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school1 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus1 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (2), Ragi (1), Moong (1), Groundnut (1), Vegetable (1), Kewad Flower (1), Mango (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

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