Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Chheliamal gram panchayat
Chheliamal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,810 people in 1,465 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,810
- Literacy
- 58.4%
- Area
- 20.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118599
Villages of Chheliamal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padiagaon | 517 | 2,120 | 50.2% | 42% | 37% |
| Chheliamal | 490 | 1,879 | 72.1% | 26% | 33% |
| Turpi | 296 | 1,156 | 48.4% | 18% | 37% |
| Podamundi | 162 | 655 | 61.1% | 23% | 34% |
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 Chheliamal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,810
- 2,914 male · 2,896 female
- Households
- 1,465
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.4%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 994
- about the same as Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 813
- 14.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,100
- 53.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,734 (29.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,063 (35.5%)
What the 3,100 workers did
- Cultivators594 (19.2%)
- Agricultural labourers615 (19.8%)
- Household industry101 (3.3%)
- Other work222 (7.2%)
- Marginal workers1,568 (50.6%)
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 Chheliamal
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 20 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump0 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 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 haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Cotton (4), Ground Nut (2), Moong (1), Ragi (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
- Chancher
- 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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