Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Chancher gram panchayat
Chancher is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 2,615 people in 596 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 2,615
- Literacy
- 42.0%
- Area
- 27.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118598
Villages of Chancher
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanrabhata | 119 | 573 | 50.5% | 17% | 83% |
| Pokharighat | 116 | 434 | 53.3% | 51% | 41% |
| Sikerguda | 69 | 264 | 50.0% | 20% | 71% |
| Pirunguda | 49 | 238 | 50.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Bengaon | 50 | 221 | 25.0% | 0% | 98% |
| Bhalia | 49 | 218 | 23.3% | 28% | 72% |
| Paradangaguda | 46 | 209 | 7.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Tanganabahali | 22 | 117 | 57.0% | 19% | 81% |
| Tala Pipili | 25 | 116 | 37.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Upar Pipili | 17 | 78 | 36.2% | 31% | 68% |
| Gurupang | 16 | 72 | 14.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Marana Bahali | 13 | 56 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Latakabhata | 5 | 19 | 81.3% | 0% | 100% |
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 Chancher
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,615
- 1,301 male · 1,314 female
- Households
- 596
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.0%
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,010
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 500
- 19.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,223
- 46.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 476 (18.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,069 (79.1%)
What the 1,223 workers did
- Cultivators165 (13.5%)
- Agricultural labourers159 (13.0%)
- Household industry12 (1.0%)
- Other work76 (6.2%)
- Marginal workers811 (66.3%)
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 Chancher
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 28 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 13
- Middle school0 of 13
- Secondary school0 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre6 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump5 of 13
- Electricity for homes0 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 0
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Ragi (5), Ground Nuts (2), Jhari (2), Vegetable,Ground Nut (1), Jhani (1), Jhari,Guruti (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
- Chahagaon
- 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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