Gram panchayat · Narala block · Kalahandi
Ghantamala gram panchayat
Ghantamala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narala block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,278 people in 915 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,278
- Literacy
- 68.8%
- Area
- 11.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118830
Villages of Ghantamala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kespala | 270 | 997 | 66.0% | 10% | 57% |
| Ghantmal | 198 | 691 | 84.1% | 23% | 20% |
| Burat | 155 | 540 | 69.3% | 10% | 24% |
| Adring | 118 | 398 | 61.1% | 0% | 6% |
| Indramal | 78 | 292 | 62.4% | 0% | 3% |
| Tileimal | 50 | 197 | 59.5% | 1% | 0% |
| Alabula | 46 | 163 | 55.6% | 14% | 2% |
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 Ghantamala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,278
- 1,644 male · 1,634 female
- Households
- 915
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.8%
- above Narala block's villages (67.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 994
- about the same as Narala block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 503
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,408
- 43.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 332 (10.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 868 (26.5%)
What the 1,408 workers did
- Cultivators334 (23.7%)
- Agricultural labourers643 (45.7%)
- Household industry37 (2.6%)
- Other work294 (20.9%)
- Marginal workers100 (7.1%)
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 Ghantamala
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 12 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus5 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Cotton (5), Vegetable (4), Pulses (3), Vegetable, Til (1), Biri (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 Narala block
- Bad-dharpur
- Bagpur
- Balisinga
- Bhanpur
- Bhimkela
- Gadebandha
- Ghodabandha
- Gigina
- Karmegaon
- Kurmel
- Mandel
- Muskuti
- Narla
- Nisangpur
- Palan
- Rakshi
- Rupra
- Rupra Road
- Santpur
- Sargiguda
- Sarian
- Sergarh
- Takarla
- Tulapada
- Ulikupa
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ghantamala? Share it with us.