Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Chungighai gram panchayat
Chungighai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,964 people in 985 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 4,964
- Literacy
- 67.8%
- Area
- 5.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117933
Villages of Chungighai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chingudighai | 683 | 3,436 | 69.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Dhobapalli | 203 | 1,045 | 61.6% | 7% | 0% |
| Bhejiput | 99 | 483 | 73.1% | 6% | 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 Chungighai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,964
- 2,519 male · 2,445 female
- Households
- 985
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.8%
- above Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 971
- below Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 605
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,225
- 44.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 903 (18.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,225 workers did
- Cultivators631 (28.4%)
- Agricultural labourers51 (2.3%)
- Household industry34 (1.5%)
- Other work225 (10.1%)
- Marginal workers1,284 (57.7%)
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 Chungighai
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 6 km², 83% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3).
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 Purushottampur block
- Achuli
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Badakharida
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Ganga-dahani
- Handighar
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chungighai? Share it with us.