Gram panchayat · Daringibadi block · Kandhamal
Gumikia gram panchayat
Gumikia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Daringibadi block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 3,727 people in 809 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the G. Udayagiri assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 3,727
- Literacy
- 39.9%
- Area
- 36.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118899
Villages of Gumikia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alimaha | 201 | 1,029 | 39.1% | 0% | 97% |
| Kilukupa | 72 | 315 | 37.0% | 1% | 82% |
| Midiaguda | 73 | 313 | 50.0% | 0% | 8% |
| Sirissapanga | 70 | 305 | 40.6% | 1% | 98% |
| Padrakia | 58 | 272 | 39.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gerengaka | 48 | 202 | 51.3% | 1% | 97% |
| Pandris | 45 | 196 | 31.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Patamaha | 50 | 195 | 75.8% | 0% | 46% |
| Marenj | 34 | 164 | 28.2% | 0% | 98% |
| Gumakia | 30 | 139 | 50.0% | 0% | 29% |
| Brudakia | 23 | 117 | 25.0% | 0% | 98% |
| Ladamaha(A) | 21 | 111 | 39.3% | 0% | 95% |
| Sarulai | 20 | 98 | 26.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Badahakia | 22 | 91 | 15.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Kanjumaha | 19 | 83 | 23.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Sukalada | 15 | 58 | 14.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gudripanga | 8 | 39 | 32.0% | 0% | 95% |
| Ladamaha | 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 Gumikia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,727
- 1,782 male · 1,945 female
- Households
- 809
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.9%
- below Daringibadi block's villages (56.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,091
- above Daringibadi block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 695
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,940
- 52.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 7 (0.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,128 (83.9%)
What the 1,940 workers did
- Cultivators335 (17.3%)
- Agricultural labourers709 (36.5%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work54 (2.8%)
- Marginal workers837 (43.1%)
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 Gumikia
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 18 villages cover 37 km², 8% of it sown with crops and 84% forest.
Education
- Primary school15 of 17
- Middle school1 of 17
- Secondary school0 of 17
- Senior secondary school0 of 17
- Degree college0 of 17
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 17
- Health sub-centre0 of 17
- Anganwadi centre7 of 17
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 17
- Hand pump15 of 17
- Electricity for homes0 of 17
Roads & transport
- All-weather road14 of 17
- Public bus0 of 17
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 17
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 17
- Commercial bank0 of 17
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 17
- Weekly haat0 of 17
- Primary schools
- 15
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Turmeric (16), Ginger (14), Horse Gram (1), Mustard (1), Til (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 Daringibadi block
- Badabanga
- Bamunigam
- Bhramarabadi
- Budaguda
- Danekbadi
- Daringbadi
- Dasingbadi
- Gadapur
- Greenbadi
- Hatimunda
- Jhinjiriguda
- Katingia
- Kirikuti
- Kumbharigaon
- Partamaha
- Pliheri
- Saramuli
- Shraniketa
- Siangbali
- Simanbadi
- Sirkabarga
- Sonepur
- Tajungia
- Tillori
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