Gram panchayat · Thuamul Ram Pur block · Kalahandi
Kaniguama gram panchayat
Kaniguama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Thuamul Ram Pur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 17 villages, home to 4,016 people in 982 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 17
- Population (2011)
- 4,016
- Literacy
- 46.2%
- Area
- 7.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118856
Villages of Kaniguama
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhuliguda | 116 | 440 | 46.1% | 9% | 90% |
| Jubang | 83 | 387 | 53.8% | 13% | 75% |
| Taragaon | 80 | 380 | 42.6% | 0% | 55% |
| Kaniguma | 82 | 332 | 56.4% | 25% | 10% |
| Nehela | 84 | 321 | 42.6% | 13% | 72% |
| Amathaguda | 80 | 318 | 47.5% | 37% | 33% |
| Tevamahul | 77 | 285 | 49.8% | 1% | 71% |
| Pastiguda | 58 | 259 | 36.8% | 20% | 80% |
| Pitamandi | 55 | 219 | 44.9% | 29% | 55% |
| Dudukaguda | 51 | 194 | 57.9% | 68% | 21% |
| Jatangpada | 44 | 186 | 46.9% | 32% | 61% |
| Bhitarguma | 39 | 157 | 36.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sachikana | 38 | 144 | 33.9% | 1% | 99% |
| Dalimguda | 35 | 142 | 58.7% | 0% | 73% |
| Phuldumer | 24 | 97 | 42.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Arakhapedi | 21 | 86 | 19.4% | 1% | 99% |
| Gunjiguda | 15 | 69 | 30.0% | 0% | 57% |
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 Kaniguama
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,016
- 1,959 male · 2,057 female
- Households
- 982
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.2%
- above Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (45.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,050
- about the same as Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (1,042)
- Children aged 0–6
- 709
- 17.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,930
- 48.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 647 (16.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,575 (64.1%)
What the 1,930 workers did
- Cultivators154 (8.0%)
- Agricultural labourers275 (14.2%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work58 (3.0%)
- Marginal workers1,439 (74.6%)
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 Kaniguama
How many of the 17 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 17 villages cover 8 km², 18% of it sown with crops and 41% forest.
Education
- Primary school16 of 17
- Middle school4 of 17
- Secondary school1 of 17
- Senior secondary school0 of 17
- Degree college0 of 17
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 17
- Health sub-centre1 of 17
- Anganwadi centre13 of 17
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 17
- Hand pump6 of 17
- Electricity for homes13 of 17
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 17
- Public bus2 of 17
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 17
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 17
- Commercial bank0 of 17
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 17
- Weekly haat1 of 17
- Primary schools
- 16
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Bajra (12), Bazara (2).
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 Thuamul Ram Pur block
- Adri
- Badachhatrang
- Bagdiani
- Birikot
- Dumerpadar
- Gopalpur
- Gopinathpur
- Gunpur
- Karlapat
- Kerpai
- Kiapadar
- Mahulpatna
- Maligaon
- Nakrundi
- Padepadar
- Podapadar (B)
- Silet
- Sindhipadar
- Tala-ambpadar
- Talajhapi
- Talnagi
- Th.rampur
- Thuamul
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