Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Kamathana gram panchayat
Kamathana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 6,581 people in 1,657 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 6,581
- Literacy
- 56.0%
- Area
- 21.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118609
Villages of Kamathana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamthana | 702 | 2,773 | 57.8% | 24% | 43% |
| Dumal | 505 | 1,897 | 43.3% | 18% | 43% |
| Bhangabari | 250 | 1,083 | 74.2% | 22% | 0% |
| Badkhairmal | 200 | 828 | 55.2% | 12% | 8% |
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 Kamathana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,581
- 3,313 male · 3,268 female
- Households
- 1,657
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.0%
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 986
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 900
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,957
- 44.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,346 (20.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,054 (31.2%)
What the 2,957 workers did
- Cultivators453 (15.3%)
- Agricultural labourers446 (15.1%)
- Household industry66 (2.2%)
- Other work556 (18.8%)
- Marginal workers1,436 (48.6%)
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 Kamathana
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 22 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 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 pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- 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), Ahara (2), Ragi (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
- Chahagaon
- Chancher
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- Kalam
- 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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