Gram panchayat · Khallikote block · Ganjam
Kanaka gram panchayat
Kanaka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khallikote block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 5,096 people in 1,050 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 5,096
- Literacy
- 65.4%
- Area
- 12.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117839
Villages of Kanaka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanaka | 361 | 1,631 | 66.9% | 3% | 0% |
| Samalnasi | 238 | 1,424 | 70.9% | 99% | 0% |
| Bahadapalli | 139 | 538 | 57.0% | 99% | 0% |
| Jagannathapatna | 58 | 361 | 74.0% | 98% | 0% |
| Ambathapalli | 74 | 345 | 71.6% | 96% | 0% |
| Kumbhidhepa | 69 | 283 | 38.4% | 95% | 0% |
| Pitagadia | 54 | 259 | 53.5% | 96% | 0% |
| Dhakabali | 36 | 160 | 62.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Nikaradauninhabited | 18 | 80 | 66.7% | 11% | 0% |
| Chelikuda | 3 | 15 | 60.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Barakudauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jatiajaniuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kankadakudauninhabited | 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 Kanaka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,096
- 2,630 male · 2,466 female
- Households
- 1,050
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.4%
- about the same as Khallikote block's villages (66.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 938
- below Khallikote block's villages (952)
- Children aged 0–6
- 716
- 14.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,318
- 45.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,382 (66.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 2,318 workers did
- Cultivators240 (10.4%)
- Agricultural labourers483 (20.8%)
- Household industry7 (0.3%)
- Other work413 (17.8%)
- Marginal workers1,175 (50.7%)
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 Kanaka
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 13 km², 36% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school2 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre8 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes8 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (2), Vegetables (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 Khallikote block
- Aittipur
- Badapalli
- Badha Nalinakhapur
- Badhinuapalli
- Bania
- Bhakutagam
- Bhikapada
- Bikrampur
- Chikilli
- Danapur
- Dimiria
- Kairasi
- Kanchana
- Kanhaipur
- Kesapur
- Khagapalli
- Komonda
- Langaleswar
- Manikapur
- Mathura
- Naikanipalli
- Odia Alapur
- Pathara
- Sabulia
- Srikrushna Saranpur
- Talapada
- Tentuliapalli
- Tulasipur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kanaka? Share it with us.