Gram panchayat · Kalampur block · Kalahandi
Bandhakana gram panchayat
Bandhakana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalampur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,022 people in 1,302 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,022
- Literacy
- 60.7%
- Area
- 14 km²
- LGD code
- 118721
Villages of Bandhakana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temera | 562 | 2,205 | 54.3% | 6% | 35% |
| Churagaon | 398 | 1,480 | 57.7% | 3% | 37% |
| Bandakana | 342 | 1,337 | 74.6% | 9% | 28% |
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 Bandhakana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,022
- 2,448 male · 2,574 female
- Households
- 1,302
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.7%
- above Kalampur block's villages (59.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,051
- above Kalampur block's villages (1,034)
- Children aged 0–6
- 653
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,793
- 55.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 282 (5.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,703 (33.9%)
What the 2,793 workers did
- Cultivators347 (12.4%)
- Agricultural labourers1,252 (44.8%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work186 (6.7%)
- Marginal workers1,000 (35.8%)
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 Bandhakana
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 14 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 3
- Public bus3 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Kalampur block
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