Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Lanjigarh gram panchayat
Lanjigarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 5,310 people in 1,218 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 5,310
- Literacy
- 63.1%
- Area
- 13.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118803
Villages of Lanjigarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanjigarh | 988 | 4,371 | 66.7% | 25% | 15% |
| Kashibadi | 78 | 288 | 64.4% | 6% | 44% |
| Bhatajhari | 46 | 227 | 24.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Goipata | 51 | 185 | 38.6% | 0% | 84% |
| Banigaon | 36 | 153 | 47.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Jamchuan | 19 | 86 | 31.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Balipadar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Barabhata | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Barihakhola | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bhaliabhata | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kandhabasantapada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Khutuladangar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Mundarajhola dangar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Phadrguda | 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 Lanjigarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,310
- 2,817 male · 2,493 female
- Households
- 1,218
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.1%
- above Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 885
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 879
- 16.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,728
- 32.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,097 (20.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,398 (26.3%)
What the 1,728 workers did
- Cultivators150 (8.7%)
- Agricultural labourers32 (1.9%)
- Household industry7 (0.4%)
- Other work800 (46.3%)
- Marginal workers739 (42.8%)
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 Lanjigarh
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 14 villages cover 14 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 6
- Middle school1 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 centre2 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump2 of 6
- Electricity for homes1 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Black Gram (5), Maize (4), Mustard (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
- Lanji
- 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 Lanjigarh? Share it with us.