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Gram panchayat · Karlamunda block · Kalahandi

Karlamunda gram panchayat

Karlamunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Karlamunda block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,439 people in 1,306 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
4,439
Literacy
65.0%
Area
14.7 km²
LGD code
118733

Villages of Karlamunda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Dukermal7152,42164.1%11%6%
Jharmunda3091,04170.5%10%1%
Odiya Munda28297761.4%30%16%

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 Karlamunda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,439
2,197 male · 2,242 female
Households
1,306
about 3.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
65.0%
below Karlamunda block's villages (67.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,020
above Karlamunda block's villages (982)
Children aged 0–6
549
12.4% of residents
Workers
2,217
49.9% of residents
Scheduled Castes
660 (14.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
303 (6.8%)

What the 2,217 workers did

  • Cultivators456 (20.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers346 (15.6%)
  • Household industry33 (1.5%)
  • Other work147 (6.6%)
  • Marginal workers1,235 (55.7%)

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 Karlamunda

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 15 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school3 of 3
  • Secondary school1 of 3
  • Senior secondary school0 of 3
  • Degree college0 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre0 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 road3 of 3
  • Public bus0 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
6
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Wheat (1), Moong (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 Karlamunda block

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