Gram panchayat · Madanpur Rampur block · Kalahandi
Damkarlakhunta gram panchayat
Damkarlakhunta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Madanpur Rampur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 17 villages, home to 3,995 people in 1,033 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 17
- Population (2011)
- 3,995
- Literacy
- 65.7%
- Area
- 17.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118812
Villages of Damkarlakhunta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumerguda | 229 | 941 | 72.0% | 20% | 16% |
| Domkarlakhunta | 175 | 754 | 73.0% | 26% | 63% |
| Podelkona | 98 | 369 | 57.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Borbhata | 100 | 367 | 52.3% | 15% | 51% |
| Kandegaon | 92 | 314 | 71.8% | 12% | 35% |
| Phatamunda | 77 | 306 | 67.1% | 30% | 10% |
| Penjikupa | 42 | 145 | 53.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Kusmel | 37 | 136 | 57.9% | 40% | 0% |
| Ulimunda | 37 | 136 | 56.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Jharan Dungri | 41 | 133 | 57.4% | 14% | 36% |
| Sargipala | 34 | 131 | 59.1% | 2% | 40% |
| Pajibahli | 33 | 126 | 69.4% | 36% | 23% |
| Sirgun | 33 | 119 | 60.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Belgova | 5 | 18 | 81.3% | 0% | 94% |
| Baglamunda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dangabahal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kantabanji | 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 Damkarlakhunta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,995
- 1,956 male · 2,039 female
- Households
- 1,033
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.7%
- above Madanpur Rampur block's villages (61.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,042
- above Madanpur Rampur block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 623
- 15.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,170
- 54.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 692 (17.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,580 (39.5%)
What the 2,170 workers did
- Cultivators216 (10.0%)
- Agricultural labourers358 (16.5%)
- Household industry7 (0.3%)
- Other work123 (5.7%)
- Marginal workers1,466 (67.6%)
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 Damkarlakhunta
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 17 villages cover 18 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 14
- Middle school3 of 14
- Secondary school1 of 14
- Senior secondary school0 of 14
- Degree college0 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre1 of 14
- Anganwadi centre9 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump14 of 14
- Electricity for homes10 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 14
- Public bus0 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 14
- Weekly haat0 of 14
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14), Pulses (6), Sugarcane (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 Madanpur Rampur block
- Alatara
- Bamak
- Barabandha
- Dedsuli
- Dudkaranja
- Gochhandengaon
- Lubengada
- M.rampur
- Madanpur
- Manikera
- Mohangiri
- Muding
- Nunpur
- Pandakamal
- Saidalanga
- Salepali
- Singpur
- Urladani
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