Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Kumkhal gram panchayat
କୁମଖଲ ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Kumkhal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 2,104 people in 487 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 2,104
- Literacy
- 44.2%
- Area
- 10 km²
- LGD code
- 275621
Villages of Kumkhal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumkhal | 133 | 502 | 56.1% | 41% | 10% |
| Luma | 75 | 364 | 36.9% | 38% | 59% |
| Khajuriguda | 66 | 272 | 49.8% | 100% | 0% |
| Timanbhadi | 62 | 255 | 26.4% | 62% | 38% |
| Puniguda | 48 | 212 | 41.3% | 26% | 73% |
| Hatisal | 21 | 132 | 67.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Katulbai | 24 | 130 | 15.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Tankalasur | 19 | 78 | 37.9% | 100% | 0% |
| Pidelbaju | 17 | 63 | 49.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Mandiarucha | 13 | 49 | 43.2% | 100% | 0% |
| Kutrubandha | 9 | 47 | 59.1% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kumkhal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,104
- 1,034 male · 1,070 female
- Households
- 487
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.2%
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,035
- about the same as Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 399
- 19.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,036
- 49.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,022 (48.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 823 (39.1%)
What the 1,036 workers did
- Cultivators155 (15.0%)
- Agricultural labourers182 (17.6%)
- Household industry6 (0.6%)
- Other work12 (1.2%)
- Marginal workers681 (65.7%)
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 Kumkhal
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 10 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 11
- Middle school2 of 11
- Secondary school0 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre2 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes0 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Maize (8), Black Gram (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
- Lakhabahali
- Lanji
- Lanjigarh
- Lanjigarh Road
- Malijubanga
- Pandapadar
- Pokharibandh
- Trilochanpur
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