Gram panchayat · Jayapatna block · Kalahandi
Kuchagaon gram panchayat
Kuchagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jayapatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,305 people in 1,319 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,305
- Literacy
- 55.6%
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118680
Villages of Kuchagaon
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 Kuchagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,305
- 2,626 male · 2,679 female
- Households
- 1,319
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.6%
- above Jayapatna block's villages (53.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- about the same as Jayapatna block's villages (1,029)
- Children aged 0–6
- 654
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,794
- 52.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 683 (12.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,790 (52.6%)
What the 2,794 workers did
- Cultivators413 (14.8%)
- Agricultural labourers981 (35.1%)
- Household industry7 (0.3%)
- Other work72 (2.6%)
- Marginal workers1,321 (47.3%)
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 Kuchagaon
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 18 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school2 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 office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2).
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 Jayapatna block
- Ainabhata
- Badapujariguda
- Badatemari
- Badkarlakot
- Bandigaon
- Baner
- Bhainripali
- Bhejiguda
- Dhansuli
- Hirapur
- Jaipatna
- Khaliabhata
- Mangalpur
- Mukhiguda
- Paikkandmundi
- Pratappur
- Ranamal
- Rengalipalli
- Sargiguda
- Sindhikaguda
- Uchala
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kuchagaon? Share it with us.