Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Kaliakundal gram panchayat
Kaliakundal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,503 people in 1,389 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,503
- Literacy
- 61.7%
- Area
- 12.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118705
Villages of Kaliakundal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaliakundal | 643 | 2,486 | 57.3% | 25% | 4% |
| Kelia | 395 | 1,556 | 58.1% | 10% | 3% |
| Bhejipadar | 218 | 930 | 76.8% | 20% | 8% |
| Mundiguda | 133 | 531 | 65.1% | 16% | 23% |
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 Kaliakundal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,503
- 2,796 male · 2,707 female
- Households
- 1,389
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.7%
- above Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 968
- below Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 767
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,591
- 47.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,053 (19.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 353 (6.4%)
What the 2,591 workers did
- Cultivators169 (6.5%)
- Agricultural labourers393 (15.2%)
- Household industry30 (1.2%)
- Other work159 (6.1%)
- Marginal workers1,840 (71.0%)
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 Kaliakundal
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 13 km², 93% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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
- Goudchendia
- Habaspur
- Kalaigaon
- Kalopala
- Kendupati
- Mahichal;a
- Maliguda
- Manijora
- Matigaon
- Meriabandhali
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Palash
- Pilikia
- Rajpur
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
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