Gram panchayat · Lakhanpur block · Jharsuguda
Panchagaon gram panchayat
Panchagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,689 people in 608 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,689
- Literacy
- 87.7%
- Area
- 5.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118580
Villages of Panchagaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijapali | 177 | 824 | 81.6% | 24% | 8% |
| Panchgaon | 148 | 666 | 91.2% | 28% | 3% |
| Rengali | 150 | 626 | 94.4% | 9% | 0% |
| Sukalpali | 133 | 573 | 85.0% | 55% | 6% |
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 Panchagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,689
- 1,321 male · 1,368 female
- Households
- 608
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.7%
- above Lakhanpur block's villages (77.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,036
- above Lakhanpur block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 233
- 8.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,355
- 50.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 760 (28.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 121 (4.5%)
What the 1,355 workers did
- Cultivators319 (23.5%)
- Agricultural labourers190 (14.0%)
- Household industry20 (1.5%)
- Other work174 (12.8%)
- Marginal workers652 (48.1%)
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 Panchagaon
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 5 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 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 bus0 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 haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (1). Handicrafts: Earthern Pots (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 Lakhanpur block
- Attabira
- Badimal
- Baghamunda
- Bandhabahal
- Banjari
- Bhikampali
- Bhounarkhol
- Charpali
- Dalagoan
- Jamgaon
- Kadamdihi
- Kanaktora
- Kandheikela
- Katarbaga
- Kudaloi
- Kumbharbandha
- Kushraloi
- Lakhanpur
- Machida
- Palsada
- Pandari
- Piplikani
- Piplimal
- Pithinda
- Rampella
- Remonda
- Remta
- Samarbaga
- Sarandamal
- Sunari
- Telenpalli
- Tilia
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