Gram panchayat · Dharamagarh block · Kalahandi
Kangaon gram panchayat
Kangaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dharamagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,772 people in 980 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,772
- Literacy
- 44.6%
- Area
- 9.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118637
Villages of Kangaon
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 Kangaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,772
- 1,955 male · 1,817 female
- Households
- 980
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.6%
- below Dharamagarh block's villages (55.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 929
- below Dharamagarh block's villages (991)
- Children aged 0–6
- 503
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,142
- 56.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 857 (22.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 130 (3.4%)
What the 2,142 workers did
- Cultivators236 (11.0%)
- Agricultural labourers586 (27.4%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work199 (9.3%)
- Marginal workers1,116 (52.1%)
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 Kangaon
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 9 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school0 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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
- Chhilpa
- Dhanarpur
- Dumarguda
- Gadiajore
- Jayantapur
- Kadalimunda
- Kankeri
- Khairapadar
- Nandagaon
- Parla
- Sandhikulihari
- Tambachhada
- Tarapur
- Tendapali
- Tipiguda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kangaon? Share it with us.