Gram panchayat · Kalampur block · Kalahandi
Hermal gram panchayat
Hermal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalampur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,148 people in 1,361 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,148
- Literacy
- 60.2%
- Area
- 14.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118725
Villages of Hermal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paruaguda | 427 | 1,588 | 58.2% | 7% | 32% |
| Tentulikhuti | 224 | 914 | 66.2% | 48% | 15% |
| Brahmankenduguda | 208 | 777 | 58.1% | 11% | 44% |
| Haramal | 154 | 595 | 67.1% | 12% | 47% |
| Bodelbandh | 159 | 588 | 49.4% | 13% | 18% |
| Tuturaguda | 108 | 398 | 68.7% | 0% | 36% |
| Jharbahali | 81 | 288 | 54.0% | 0% | 34% |
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 Hermal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,148
- 2,523 male · 2,625 female
- Households
- 1,361
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.2%
- about the same as Kalampur block's villages (59.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,040
- about the same as Kalampur block's villages (1,034)
- Children aged 0–6
- 734
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,831
- 55.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 795 (15.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,612 (31.3%)
What the 2,831 workers did
- Cultivators413 (14.6%)
- Agricultural labourers610 (21.5%)
- Household industry32 (1.1%)
- Other work167 (5.9%)
- Marginal workers1,609 (56.8%)
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 Hermal
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 14 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school7 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes5 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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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