Gram panchayat · Sukinda block · Jajpur
Kuhika gram panchayat
Kuhika is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sukinda block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,741 people in 1,143 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,741
- Literacy
- 73.9%
- Area
- 16.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118504
Villages of Kuhika
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambilo | 392 | 2,117 | 77.4% | 12% | 18% |
| Kuhika | 281 | 1,350 | 62.6% | 1% | 51% |
| Gandhapal | 224 | 1,207 | 74.7% | 10% | 12% |
| Jemadeipursasan | 154 | 622 | 84.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Mulakhamba | 92 | 445 | 75.3% | 53% | 47% |
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 Kuhika
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,741
- 2,969 male · 2,772 female
- Households
- 1,143
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.9%
- above Sukinda block's villages (66.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 934
- below Sukinda block's villages (964)
- Children aged 0–6
- 681
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,974
- 34.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 751 (13.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,407 (24.5%)
What the 1,974 workers did
- Cultivators316 (16.0%)
- Agricultural labourers156 (7.9%)
- Household industry17 (0.9%)
- Other work742 (37.6%)
- Marginal workers743 (37.6%)
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 Kuhika
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 16 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 32% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump1 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus3 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (1), Ground Nuts (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 Sukinda block
- Ampolba
- Atta
- Bandhagaon
- Baragadia
- Bartanda
- Chingudiapal
- Duburi
- Dudhujori
- Gobarghati
- Haripur
- Kaliapani
- Kanakadapal
- Kansa
- Kharadi
- Lambo
- Mangarajpur
- Matibari
- Ollia
- Pimpudia
- Pingala
- Ransol
- Sansaile
- Sarangapur
- Sukindagarh
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