Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Lanji gram panchayat
Lanji is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 31 villages, home to 4,698 people in 1,077 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 31
- Population (2011)
- 4,698
- Literacy
- 43.4%
- Area
- 49.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118802
Villages of Lanji
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushanal | 157 | 599 | 55.9% | 50% | 2% |
| Sindhipadar | 108 | 486 | 59.7% | 45% | 42% |
| Dandiguda | 61 | 306 | 34.9% | 8% | 92% |
| Kandama | 64 | 282 | 77.9% | 4% | 3% |
| Kenduguda | 60 | 282 | 61.2% | 38% | 60% |
| Madanguda | 55 | 232 | 14.2% | 22% | 78% |
| Janbali | 55 | 208 | 33.0% | 57% | 39% |
| Jabagaon | 40 | 184 | 28.0% | 13% | 88% |
| Kulanar | 37 | 178 | 6.3% | 2% | 97% |
| Dukriguda | 44 | 175 | 40.4% | 18% | 60% |
| Kachanar | 36 | 154 | 3.2% | 21% | 79% |
| Kumudapadar | 32 | 151 | 52.6% | 1% | 99% |
| Jangerguda | 26 | 145 | 50.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Railguda | 34 | 139 | 55.3% | 18% | 3% |
| Babupadar | 22 | 109 | 50.0% | 52% | 6% |
| Goipita | 23 | 106 | 51.8% | 15% | 82% |
| Goicharcha | 20 | 105 | 50.0% | 3% | 70% |
| Umej | 26 | 105 | 28.9% | 96% | 0% |
| Lanji | 29 | 104 | 72.9% | 0% | 8% |
| Jamchuan | 20 | 93 | 6.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Raksi | 19 | 88 | 13.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Ladang | 19 | 84 | 32.2% | 100% | 0% |
| Mathaguda | 18 | 82 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Leramba | 13 | 70 | 33.3% | 30% | 67% |
| Dolama | 13 | 67 | 16.1% | 33% | 0% |
| Turka | 15 | 52 | 8.9% | 0% | 96% |
| Uparnangal Bahali | 10 | 36 | 3.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Suruguda | 6 | 31 | 47.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Machul | 7 | 23 | 42.9% | 0% | 96% |
| Kenduguda | 8 | 22 | 77.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Charpadar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Lanji
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,698
- 2,230 male · 2,468 female
- Households
- 1,077
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 43.4%
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,107
- above Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 873
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,472
- 52.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,255 (26.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,414 (51.4%)
What the 2,472 workers did
- Cultivators265 (10.7%)
- Agricultural labourers241 (9.7%)
- Household industry9 (0.4%)
- Other work160 (6.5%)
- Marginal workers1,797 (72.7%)
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 Lanji
How many of the 30 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 31 villages cover 49 km², 1% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 30
- Middle school1 of 30
- Secondary school0 of 30
- Senior secondary school0 of 30
- Degree college0 of 30
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 30
- Health sub-centre1 of 30
- Anganwadi centre5 of 30
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 30
- Hand pump11 of 30
- Electricity for homes0 of 30
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 30
- Public bus0 of 30
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 30
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 30
- Commercial bank0 of 30
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 30
- Weekly haat0 of 30
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (30), Black Gram (2), Maize (1), Red Gram (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 Lanjigarh block
- Bandhapari
- Basantapada
- Baterima
- Bedagaon
- Benagaon
- Bhatangpadar
- Bhurtigarh
- Bijepur
- Biswanathpur
- Champadeipur
- Chhatrapur
- Gobardhanpur
- Gundri
- Jagannathpur
- Kadamguda
- Kamarada
- Kankutru
- Kumkhal
- Lakhabahali
- Lanjigarh
- Lanjigarh Road
- Malijubanga
- Pandapadar
- Pokharibandh
- Trilochanpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Lanji? Share it with us.