Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Kunjakothi gram panchayat
Kunjakothi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 6,324 people in 1,519 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 6,324
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 16.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118107
Villages of Kunjakothi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunjakothi | 521 | 2,137 | 79.1% | 15% | 0% |
| Kanaguli | 452 | 1,889 | 83.4% | 33% | 0% |
| Khurantutha | 419 | 1,659 | 90.0% | 27% | 0% |
| Bhejibaripachara | 127 | 639 | 87.0% | 10% | 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 Kunjakothi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,324
- 3,218 male · 3,106 female
- Households
- 1,519
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- about the same as Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 965
- below Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 775
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,303
- 36.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,452 (23.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 2,303 workers did
- Cultivators1,075 (46.7%)
- Agricultural labourers333 (14.5%)
- Household industry43 (1.9%)
- Other work290 (12.6%)
- Marginal workers562 (24.4%)
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 Kunjakothi
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 16 km², 47% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 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 bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Somapur
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kunjakothi? Share it with us.