Gram panchayat · Dharamagarh block · Kalahandi
Chhilpa gram panchayat
Chhilpa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dharamagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,188 people in 2,027 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,188
- Literacy
- 55.0%
- Area
- 18.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118631
Villages of Chhilpa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhilpa | 626 | 2,534 | 61.6% | 23% | 13% |
| Rajmoter | 458 | 1,845 | 49.5% | 8% | 0% |
| Bikramguda | 401 | 1,663 | 51.8% | 14% | 8% |
| Kuturu | 312 | 1,211 | 47.3% | 23% | 28% |
| Godabhanja | 230 | 935 | 63.6% | 28% | 17% |
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 Chhilpa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,188
- 4,137 male · 4,051 female
- Households
- 2,027
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.0%
- about the same as Dharamagarh block's villages (55.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- below Dharamagarh block's villages (991)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,182
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,703
- 45.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,500 (18.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 941 (11.5%)
What the 3,703 workers did
- Cultivators679 (18.3%)
- Agricultural labourers449 (12.1%)
- Household industry26 (0.7%)
- Other work1,072 (28.9%)
- Marginal workers1,477 (39.9%)
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 Chhilpa
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 5 villages cover 18 km², 81% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump1 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (3), Sugarcane (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 Dharamagarh block
- Bad Ghumer
- Badbafla
- Badbasul
- Bagad
- Behera
- Boden
- Bramhanchhendia
- Chhanchanbahali
- Dhanarpur
- Dumarguda
- Gadiajore
- Jayantapur
- Kadalimunda
- Kangaon
- Kankeri
- Khairapadar
- Nandagaon
- Parla
- Sandhikulihari
- Tambachhada
- Tarapur
- Tendapali
- Tipiguda
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