Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Goudchendia gram panchayat
Goudchendia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,437 people in 1,884 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 7,437
- Literacy
- 53.4%
- Area
- 23.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118702
Villages of Goudchendia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goudchhendia (2) | 783 | 3,061 | 55.6% | 7% | 22% |
| Khurselguda | 326 | 1,339 | 49.2% | 30% | 8% |
| Chikili ( I ) | 358 | 1,325 | 47.8% | 30% | 9% |
| Kandulbandh (I) | 184 | 794 | 59.3% | 22% | 4% |
| Belguda | 178 | 726 | 56.0% | 9% | 60% |
| Hariharapur | 55 | 192 | 51.1% | 0% | 0% |
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 Goudchendia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,437
- 3,608 male · 3,829 female
- Households
- 1,884
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.4%
- below Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,061
- above Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,107
- 14.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,523
- 47.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,236 (16.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,354 (18.2%)
What the 3,523 workers did
- Cultivators693 (19.7%)
- Agricultural labourers924 (26.2%)
- Household industry43 (1.2%)
- Other work231 (6.6%)
- Marginal workers1,632 (46.3%)
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 Goudchendia
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 23 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Ragi (5), Pulses (4).
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 Junagarh block
- Asttagaon
- Baladiamal
- Bankapalas
- Baxitulisipali
- Bhainriguda
- Budhipadar
- Charbahal
- Charbahati
- Chhuriagaon
- Chicheiguda
- Chingudisar
- Dasigaon
- Dedarh
- Dundeimal
- Habaspur
- Kalaigaon
- Kaliakundal
- Kalopala
- Kendupati
- Mahichal;a
- Maliguda
- Manijora
- Matigaon
- Meriabandhali
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Palash
- Pilikia
- Rajpur
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
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