Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Kalam gram panchayat
Kalam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,870 people in 1,612 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,870
- Literacy
- 54.3%
- Area
- 15.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118608
Villages of Kalam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themera | 342 | 1,231 | 47.9% | 34% | 45% |
| Kalam | 327 | 1,207 | 66.1% | 26% | 30% |
| Bileikuni | 325 | 1,206 | 52.9% | 4% | 54% |
| Tentulipada | 267 | 930 | 55.7% | 31% | 16% |
| Chandopala | 177 | 651 | 32.1% | 24% | 64% |
| Bargaon | 150 | 569 | 67.1% | 27% | 26% |
| Beherakuni | 16 | 49 | 57.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Ghatikana | 8 | 27 | 56.5% | 0% | 70% |
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 Kalam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,870
- 2,937 male · 2,933 female
- Households
- 1,612
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.3%
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- about the same as Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 840
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,521
- 60.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,376 (23.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,359 (40.2%)
What the 3,521 workers did
- Cultivators407 (11.6%)
- Agricultural labourers557 (15.8%)
- Household industry26 (0.7%)
- Other work363 (10.3%)
- Marginal workers2,168 (61.6%)
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 Kalam
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 15 km², 14% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus6 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (6), Cotton (1), Ground Nut (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
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- 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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