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Gram panchayat · Kesinga block · Kalahandi

Kundabandh gram panchayat

Kundabandh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kesinga block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,432 people in 1,205 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
4,432
Literacy
54.3%
Area
15.2 km²
LGD code
118755

Villages of Kundabandh

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Dumermunda3791,46459.3%23%19%
Kundabandha3891,43061.5%18%28%
Gurjimunda3481,24639.3%16%5%
Chhenagaon8929258.4%0%10%
Kachharamunda00–––
Masani munda Dangar00–––
Surujor00–––

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 Kundabandh

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,432
2,189 male · 2,243 female
Households
1,205
about 3.7 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
54.3%
below Kesinga block's villages (64.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,025
above Kesinga block's villages (988)
Children aged 0–6
625
14.1% of residents
Workers
2,145
48.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
795 (17.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
773 (17.4%)

What the 2,145 workers did

  • Cultivators170 (7.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers461 (21.5%)
  • Household industry58 (2.7%)
  • Other work305 (14.2%)
  • Marginal workers1,151 (53.7%)

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 Kundabandh

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 7 villages cover 15 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 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 bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Cotton (4), Moong (3), Vegetable (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 Kesinga block

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