Gram panchayat · Sheragada block · Ganjam
Kurula gram panchayat
Kurula is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sheragada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,230 people in 868 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hinjili assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,230
- Literacy
- 71.6%
- Area
- 5.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118008
Villages of Kurula
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurula | 502 | 2,542 | 71.6% | 31% | 0% |
| Baisipala | 210 | 1,020 | 72.9% | 22% | 0% |
| Mahirakana | 107 | 428 | 57.8% | 59% | 0% |
| Gangadharapur | 49 | 240 | 89.2% | 41% | 0% |
| Baulapadauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bodalundiuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rangamatiauninhabited | 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 Kurula
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,230
- 2,163 male · 2,067 female
- Households
- 868
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.6%
- above Sheragada block's villages (68.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 956
- below Sheragada block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 528
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,922
- 45.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,351 (31.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 1,922 workers did
- Cultivators177 (9.2%)
- Agricultural labourers214 (11.1%)
- Household industry9 (0.5%)
- Other work164 (8.5%)
- Marginal workers1,358 (70.7%)
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 Kurula
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 7 villages cover 5 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 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 road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ground Nuts (3), Greengram (3), Pulses (1), Ragi (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 Sheragada block
- Alarigada
- Bandhaguda
- Bara Mundali
- Brahamanchai
- Dengapadar
- Dhabalpur
- Dhantara
- Gothagam
- Govindapur
- Karadakana
- Khirida
- Krushnachai
- Kulagada
- Kumarpani
- Mahupadar
- Narendrapur
- Pitala
- Sharagada
- Tahara
- Takarada
- Thuruburai
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