Gram panchayat · Kalampur block · Kalahandi
Pandigaon gram panchayat
Pandigaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalampur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,966 people in 1,323 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,966
- Literacy
- 58.6%
- Area
- 15.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118729
Villages of Pandigaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandigaon | 498 | 1,886 | 53.7% | 25% | 50% |
| Patrabasa | 301 | 1,142 | 64.1% | 22% | 9% |
| Potes | 236 | 893 | 69.2% | 14% | 13% |
| Pajen | 152 | 542 | 50.4% | 7% | 24% |
| Bardoli | 121 | 450 | 54.3% | 15% | 52% |
| Goudkenduguda | 15 | 53 | 56.8% | 9% | 11% |
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 Pandigaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,966
- 2,470 male · 2,496 female
- Households
- 1,323
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.6%
- below Kalampur block's villages (59.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- below Kalampur block's villages (1,034)
- Children aged 0–6
- 681
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,634
- 53.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 952 (19.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,536 (30.9%)
What the 2,634 workers did
- Cultivators410 (15.6%)
- Agricultural labourers1,151 (43.7%)
- Household industry10 (0.4%)
- Other work109 (4.1%)
- Marginal workers954 (36.2%)
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 Pandigaon
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 15 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 3% 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 centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 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), Pulses (6), Maize (6).
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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