Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Artal gram panchayat
Artal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 8,276 people in 2,035 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 8,276
- Literacy
- 49.0%
- Area
- 30.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118593
Villages of Artal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanduljhar | 557 | 2,418 | 45.5% | 22% | 7% |
| Aratala | 403 | 1,517 | 57.3% | 26% | 25% |
| Balipati | 319 | 1,298 | 44.1% | 13% | 23% |
| Dudhel | 271 | 1,097 | 46.9% | 23% | 27% |
| Ajarai | 260 | 1,091 | 49.2% | 12% | 20% |
| Kulerguda | 169 | 627 | 55.2% | 30% | 19% |
| Urlang | 56 | 228 | 51.6% | 17% | 80% |
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 Artal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,276
- 4,110 male · 4,166 female
- Households
- 2,035
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 49.0%
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,014
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,204
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 4,163
- 50.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,712 (20.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,667 (20.1%)
What the 4,163 workers did
- Cultivators1,091 (26.2%)
- Agricultural labourers788 (18.9%)
- Household industry44 (1.1%)
- Other work145 (3.5%)
- Marginal workers2,095 (50.3%)
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 Artal
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 30 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Cotton (7), Pulses (6), Onion (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 Bhawanipatna block
- Borabhata
- Borda
- Chahagaon
- Chancher
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- Kalam
- Kamathana
- Karalapada
- Karlaguda
- Kendupati
- Kuliamal
- Kutrukhamar
- Laxmipur
- Madiguda
- Malgaon
- Matia
- Medinipur
- Palna
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
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