Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Kaithakhandi gram panchayat
Kaithakhandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 9,185 people in 2,027 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 9,185
- Literacy
- 62.1%
- Area
- 21.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117738
Villages of Kaithakhandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaithakhandi | 496 | 2,187 | 59.1% | 21% | 0% |
| Talasingi | 311 | 1,476 | 48.0% | 27% | 0% |
| Buripadar | 275 | 1,173 | 74.6% | 9% | 0% |
| Pendurabadi | 194 | 917 | 71.7% | 26% | 2% |
| Pentha | 180 | 884 | 62.4% | 18% | 0% |
| Chakatentuli | 178 | 833 | 63.9% | 14% | 0% |
| Nuagada | 114 | 509 | 57.5% | 6% | 3% |
| Madhubana | 60 | 294 | 72.2% | 13% | 0% |
| Damodarapur | 63 | 243 | 66.7% | 35% | 6% |
| Gaida | 59 | 239 | 66.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Ghanasingi | 46 | 220 | 69.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Birapatna | 32 | 118 | 55.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Kandagam | 19 | 92 | 39.7% | 99% | 0% |
| Lachipuruninhabited | 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 Kaithakhandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,185
- 4,680 male · 4,505 female
- Households
- 2,027
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.1%
- about the same as Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,195
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 4,772
- 52.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,752 (19.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 193 (2.1%)
What the 4,772 workers did
- Cultivators810 (17.0%)
- Agricultural labourers1,027 (21.5%)
- Household industry72 (1.5%)
- Other work577 (12.1%)
- Marginal workers2,286 (47.9%)
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 Kaithakhandi
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 21 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 13
- Middle school6 of 13
- Secondary school2 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre3 of 13
- Anganwadi centre13 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes13 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 13
- Public bus7 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Pulses (13).
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 Digapahandi block
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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