Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Chahagaon gram panchayat
Chahagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,305 people in 1,610 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,305
- Literacy
- 60.2%
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118597
Villages of Chahagaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkel | 347 | 1,400 | 62.3% | 18% | 7% |
| Chahagaon | 290 | 1,169 | 67.0% | 16% | 8% |
| Budhipadar | 271 | 1,103 | 58.7% | 7% | 28% |
| Ghantabahal | 262 | 932 | 54.4% | 32% | 13% |
| Mankadipada | 219 | 810 | 57.0% | 14% | 43% |
| Ghugurpala | 114 | 447 | 38.5% | 43% | 38% |
| Dangarigada | 107 | 444 | 77.2% | 0% | 9% |
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 Chahagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,305
- 3,221 male · 3,084 female
- Households
- 1,610
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.2%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 951
- 15.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,268
- 51.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,126 (17.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,192 (18.9%)
What the 3,268 workers did
- Cultivators950 (29.1%)
- Agricultural labourers880 (26.9%)
- Household industry10 (0.3%)
- Other work179 (5.5%)
- Marginal workers1,249 (38.2%)
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 Chahagaon
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 18 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school2 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 pump2 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Cotton (6), Ground Nut (3), Onion (2), Moong (1), Til (1), Pulses (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
- Artal
- Borabhata
- Borda
- 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
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chahagaon? Share it with us.