Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Kalaigaon gram panchayat
Kalaigaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,771 people in 879 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,771
- Literacy
- 64.3%
- Area
- 10.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118704
Villages of Kalaigaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kulihari | 500 | 2,170 | 68.0% | 18% | 6% |
| Kaleigaon | 170 | 749 | 63.4% | 2% | 6% |
| Sandumerbahal | 145 | 610 | 60.6% | 6% | 20% |
| Dabriguda | 49 | 177 | 44.1% | 61% | 33% |
| Podaguda | 9 | 43 | 13.2% | 0% | 51% |
| Jamchuan | 6 | 22 | 73.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Madhubanpur | 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 Kalaigaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,771
- 1,875 male · 1,896 female
- Households
- 879
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.3%
- above Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- about the same as Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 526
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,653
- 43.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 552 (14.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 367 (9.7%)
What the 1,653 workers did
- Cultivators358 (21.7%)
- Agricultural labourers190 (11.5%)
- Household industry60 (3.6%)
- Other work170 (10.3%)
- Marginal workers875 (52.9%)
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 Kalaigaon
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 7 villages cover 11 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 6
- Middle school2 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 centre4 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), 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 Junagarh block
- Asttagaon
- Baladiamal
- Bankapalas
- Baxitulisipali
- Bhainriguda
- Budhipadar
- Charbahal
- Charbahati
- Chhuriagaon
- Chicheiguda
- Chingudisar
- Dasigaon
- Dedarh
- Dundeimal
- Goudchendia
- Habaspur
- Kaliakundal
- Kalopala
- Kendupati
- Mahichal;a
- Maliguda
- Manijora
- Matigaon
- Meriabandhali
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Palash
- Pilikia
- Rajpur
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kalaigaon? Share it with us.