Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Handighar gram panchayat
Handighar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,987 people in 625 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,987
- Literacy
- 71.0%
- Area
- 6.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117935
Villages of Handighar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handighara | 320 | 1,549 | 71.3% | 39% | 0% |
| Jaleswarkhandi | 230 | 1,115 | 70.3% | 41% | 6% |
| Mulakumari | 75 | 323 | 72.3% | 8% | 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 Handighar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,987
- 1,500 male · 1,487 female
- Households
- 625
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.0%
- above Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 991
- below Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 345
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,298
- 43.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,099 (36.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 71 (2.4%)
What the 1,298 workers did
- Cultivators359 (27.7%)
- Agricultural labourers46 (3.5%)
- Household industry22 (1.7%)
- Other work308 (23.7%)
- Marginal workers563 (43.4%)
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 Handighar
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, 74% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 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 road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (2), Black Gram (1), Greengram (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 Purushottampur block
- Achuli
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Badakharida
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Chungighai
- Ganga-dahani
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
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