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Gram panchayat · Khallikote block · Ganjam

Chikilli gram panchayat

Chikilli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khallikote block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,360 people in 1,106 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
5,360
Literacy
56.0%
Area
17.3 km²
LGD code
117835

Villages of Chikilli

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Chikili5252,62354.5%14%0%
Gopapur3811,80058.1%31%0%
Kalanjipalli15673159.4%100%0%
Dutianuapalli4420643.8%100%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 Chikilli

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,360
2,801 male · 2,559 female
Households
1,106
about 4.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
56.0%
below Khallikote block's villages (66.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
914
below Khallikote block's villages (952)
Children aged 0–6
686
12.8% of residents
Workers
2,259
42.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,874 (35.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
2 (0.0%)

What the 2,259 workers did

  • Cultivators857 (37.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers284 (12.6%)
  • Household industry5 (0.2%)
  • Other work78 (3.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,035 (45.8%)

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 Chikilli

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 17 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 31% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school2 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 road2 of 4
  • Public bus2 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ground Nuts (3), Mandia (3), Gram (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 Khallikote block

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