Gram panchayat · Lakhanpur block · Jharsuguda
Kandheikela gram panchayat
Kandheikela is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,000 people in 1,152 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,000
- Literacy
- 72.4%
- Area
- 17.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118572
Villages of Kandheikela
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandheikela | 744 | 3,227 | 70.9% | 18% | 21% |
| Semilia | 236 | 991 | 72.2% | 27% | 15% |
| Sukhasodha | 172 | 782 | 78.9% | 29% | 11% |
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 Kandheikela
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,000
- 2,523 male · 2,477 female
- Households
- 1,152
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.4%
- below Lakhanpur block's villages (77.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- about the same as Lakhanpur block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 553
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,386
- 47.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,062 (21.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 906 (18.1%)
What the 2,386 workers did
- Cultivators483 (20.2%)
- Agricultural labourers507 (21.2%)
- Household industry31 (1.3%)
- Other work259 (10.9%)
- Marginal workers1,106 (46.4%)
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 Kandheikela
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 18 km², and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 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 office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Vegetables (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 Lakhanpur block
- Attabira
- Badimal
- Baghamunda
- Bandhabahal
- Banjari
- Bhikampali
- Bhounarkhol
- Charpali
- Dalagoan
- Jamgaon
- Kadamdihi
- Kanaktora
- Katarbaga
- Kudaloi
- Kumbharbandha
- Kushraloi
- Lakhanpur
- Machida
- Palsada
- Panchagaon
- Pandari
- Piplikani
- Piplimal
- Pithinda
- Rampella
- Remonda
- Remta
- Samarbaga
- Sarandamal
- Sunari
- Telenpalli
- Tilia
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