Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Karalapada gram panchayat
Karalapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,431 people in 1,615 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,431
- Literacy
- 66.7%
- Area
- 24.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118610
Villages of Karalapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haladigarh | 485 | 1,887 | 67.0% | 68% | 4% |
| Madingpadar | 390 | 1,622 | 65.1% | 10% | 75% |
| Karlapada | 279 | 1,137 | 69.2% | 12% | 22% |
| Kendugupka | 217 | 833 | 58.9% | 18% | 32% |
| Padiagaon | 168 | 612 | 72.5% | 51% | 49% |
| Dangriguda | 73 | 331 | 71.5% | 37% | 17% |
| Domuhani | 3 | 9 | 100.0% | 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 Karalapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,431
- 3,170 male · 3,261 female
- Households
- 1,615
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.7%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,029
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 822
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,210
- 49.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,152 (33.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,156 (33.5%)
What the 3,210 workers did
- Cultivators611 (19.0%)
- Agricultural labourers732 (22.8%)
- Household industry30 (0.9%)
- Other work302 (9.4%)
- Marginal workers1,535 (47.8%)
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 Karalapada
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 25 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump0 of 7
- Electricity for homes5 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Cotton (6), Moong (2), Pulses (1), Ragi (1), Vegetable (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
- Kalam
- Kamathana
- Karlaguda
- Kendupati
- Kuliamal
- Kutrukhamar
- Laxmipur
- Madiguda
- Malgaon
- Matia
- Medinipur
- Palna
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Karalapada? Share it with us.