Gram panchayat · Dharamagarh block · Kalahandi
Kankeri gram panchayat
Kankeri is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dharamagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 1 village, home to 3,787 people in 939 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 1
- Population (2011)
- 3,787
- Literacy
- 42.7%
- Area
- 2.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118638
Villages of Kankeri
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankeri | 939 | 3,787 | 42.7% | 34% | 19% |
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 Kankeri
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,787
- 1,928 male · 1,859 female
- Households
- 939
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.7%
- below Dharamagarh block's villages (55.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- below Dharamagarh block's villages (991)
- Children aged 0–6
- 486
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,951
- 51.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,302 (34.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 701 (18.5%)
What the 1,951 workers did
- Cultivators540 (27.7%)
- Agricultural labourers489 (25.1%)
- Household industry23 (1.2%)
- Other work135 (6.9%)
- Marginal workers764 (39.2%)
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 Kankeri
How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 1 villages cover 3 km², 81% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school1 of 1
- Degree college0 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre1 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump1 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 1
- Public bus0 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat0 of 1
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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
- Chhilpa
- Dhanarpur
- Dumarguda
- Gadiajore
- Jayantapur
- Kadalimunda
- Kangaon
- 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 Kankeri? Share it with us.