Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Gurjung gram panchayat
Gurjung is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,354 people in 792 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,354
- Literacy
- 55.9%
- Area
- 13.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118606
Villages of Gurjung
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurujung | 197 | 854 | 53.6% | 39% | 20% |
| Karlapita | 151 | 687 | 53.4% | 8% | 9% |
| Kholpala | 168 | 671 | 65.7% | 17% | 56% |
| Donga Pakhan | 152 | 636 | 49.8% | 5% | 10% |
| Balipadar | 124 | 506 | 57.3% | 9% | 13% |
| Kholpala Dangar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Gurjung
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,354
- 1,704 male · 1,650 female
- Households
- 792
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.9%
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 968
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 467
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,331
- 39.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 574 (17.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 739 (22.0%)
What the 1,331 workers did
- Cultivators390 (29.3%)
- Agricultural labourers39 (2.9%)
- Household industry25 (1.9%)
- Other work105 (7.9%)
- Marginal workers772 (58.0%)
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 Gurjung
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 14 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Cotton (5), Onion (3), Pulses (2).
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
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- 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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