Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Thuapadar gram panchayat
Thuapadar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,110 people in 1,335 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,110
- Literacy
- 58.5%
- Area
- 14.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118625
Villages of Thuapadar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tentulikhunti | 381 | 1,458 | 51.6% | 14% | 70% |
| Goipita | 386 | 1,401 | 50.6% | 24% | 16% |
| Kusumkhunti | 292 | 1,140 | 70.2% | 21% | 16% |
| Bhimadanga | 184 | 717 | 62.7% | 22% | 2% |
| Thuapadar | 92 | 394 | 71.2% | 12% | 20% |
| Dangaripadar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kukudabodhi | 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 Thuapadar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,110
- 2,543 male · 2,567 female
- Households
- 1,335
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.5%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,009
- about the same as Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 675
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,342
- 45.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 981 (19.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,525 (29.8%)
What the 2,342 workers did
- Cultivators320 (13.7%)
- Agricultural labourers290 (12.4%)
- Household industry28 (1.2%)
- Other work527 (22.5%)
- Marginal workers1,177 (50.3%)
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 Thuapadar
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 7 villages cover 14 km², 89% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 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 pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Cotton (4), Kandul (3), Ground Nut (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
- Chheliamal
- 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
- 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 Thuapadar? Share it with us.