Gram panchayat · Jayapatna block · Kalahandi
Paikkandmundi gram panchayat
Paikkandmundi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jayapatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,228 people in 1,341 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,228
- Literacy
- 47.4%
- Area
- 16.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118683
Villages of Paikkandmundi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakpur | 254 | 971 | 49.1% | 9% | 27% |
| Karanjiguda | 194 | 834 | 53.8% | 23% | 2% |
| Benger | 187 | 688 | 42.1% | 4% | 54% |
| Nagupada | 169 | 610 | 37.5% | 15% | 48% |
| Kotiadi | 136 | 553 | 51.2% | 0% | 49% |
| Paikkendumundi | 129 | 531 | 48.3% | 10% | 56% |
| Gandaguda | 112 | 443 | 46.8% | 7% | 79% |
| Atigaon | 87 | 314 | 47.3% | 2% | 25% |
| Pipalguda | 73 | 284 | 50.4% | 30% | 6% |
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 Paikkandmundi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,228
- 2,534 male · 2,694 female
- Households
- 1,341
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 47.4%
- below Jayapatna block's villages (53.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,063
- above Jayapatna block's villages (1,029)
- Children aged 0–6
- 713
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,801
- 53.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 570 (10.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,949 (37.3%)
What the 2,801 workers did
- Cultivators523 (18.7%)
- Agricultural labourers840 (30.0%)
- Household industry28 (1.0%)
- Other work308 (11.0%)
- Marginal workers1,102 (39.3%)
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 Paikkandmundi
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 17 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre3 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Maize (2), Pulses (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 Jayapatna block
- Ainabhata
- Badapujariguda
- Badatemari
- Badkarlakot
- Bandigaon
- Baner
- Bhainripali
- Bhejiguda
- Dhansuli
- Hirapur
- Jaipatna
- Khaliabhata
- Kuchagaon
- Mangalpur
- Mukhiguda
- Pratappur
- Ranamal
- Rengalipalli
- Sargiguda
- Sindhikaguda
- Uchala
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