Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Khamarigam gram panchayat
Khamarigam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 26 villages, home to 7,449 people in 1,702 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 26
- Population (2011)
- 7,449
- Literacy
- 60.1%
- Area
- 46.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117740
Villages of Khamarigam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantarapur | 359 | 1,516 | 49.1% | 15% | 4% |
| Golanda | 226 | 1,033 | 65.8% | 29% | 0% |
| Khamarigam | 222 | 865 | 67.4% | 16% | 1% |
| Baritala | 135 | 603 | 73.9% | 33% | 0% |
| Ballighai | 97 | 424 | 59.5% | 22% | 2% |
| Sebakatikarapada | 86 | 395 | 69.4% | 23% | 6% |
| Baiganabadipolli | 65 | 328 | 57.4% | 7% | 61% |
| Manidhia | 70 | 314 | 63.8% | 15% | 72% |
| Sankarakhalli | 71 | 306 | 58.3% | 45% | 0% |
| Bijayanagargada | 56 | 304 | 66.7% | 62% | 4% |
| Narendrapalli | 36 | 177 | 58.3% | 29% | 0% |
| Burudanga | 51 | 173 | 68.7% | 88% | 4% |
| Gobarabalasa | 39 | 154 | 54.5% | 3% | 0% |
| Patrapada | 36 | 152 | 50.4% | 5% | 68% |
| Burabandha | 35 | 126 | 66.1% | 2% | 95% |
| Dhimirijholli | 28 | 122 | 45.5% | 10% | 37% |
| Gunduriguda | 21 | 111 | 28.9% | 0% | 99% |
| Dekili | 21 | 107 | 9.9% | 0% | 99% |
| Mahulapada | 19 | 89 | 58.9% | 6% | 94% |
| Pipalapadar | 12 | 68 | 76.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Siripur | 13 | 59 | 66.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Kamarakhal | 4 | 23 | 18.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Badapadahilluninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gaidahilluninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Podatentuliuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pratappuruninhabited | 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 Khamarigam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,449
- 3,737 male · 3,712 female
- Households
- 1,702
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.1%
- below Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 993
- about the same as Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,083
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,942
- 52.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,744 (23.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,200 (16.1%)
What the 3,942 workers did
- Cultivators978 (24.8%)
- Agricultural labourers730 (18.5%)
- Household industry25 (0.6%)
- Other work479 (12.2%)
- Marginal workers1,730 (43.9%)
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 Khamarigam
How many of the 22 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 26 villages cover 47 km², 18% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 22
- Middle school3 of 22
- Secondary school2 of 22
- Senior secondary school0 of 22
- Degree college0 of 22
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 22
- Health sub-centre1 of 22
- Anganwadi centre16 of 22
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 22
- Hand pump18 of 22
- Electricity for homes19 of 22
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 22
- Public bus4 of 22
- Mobile phone coverage19 of 22
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 22
- Commercial bank0 of 22
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 22
- Weekly haat0 of 22
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (22), Pulses (22).
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
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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