Gram panchayat · K.nuagan block · Kandhamal
Kanjamendi gram panchayat
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Kanjamendi is a gram panchayat (village council) in K.nuagan block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,041 people in 1,474 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,041
- Literacy
- 73.6%
- Area
- 28.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118922
Villages of Kanjamendi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuagan | 778 | 3,248 | 80.4% | 20% | 26% |
| Kanjamendi | 469 | 1,762 | 67.8% | 5% | 53% |
| Dedimaha | 85 | 452 | 56.0% | 0% | 79% |
| Rajaghara | 95 | 387 | 68.4% | 1% | 87% |
| Dedimaha | 23 | 107 | 60.8% | 5% | 93% |
| Gajipadar | 23 | 83 | 57.8% | 0% | 75% |
| Nuarajaghara | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 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 Kanjamendi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,041
- 2,991 male · 3,050 female
- Households
- 1,474
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.6%
- above K.nuagan block's villages (65.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- below K.nuagan block's villages (1,057)
- Children aged 0–6
- 801
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,689
- 44.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 756 (12.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,642 (43.7%)
What the 2,689 workers did
- Cultivators134 (5.0%)
- Agricultural labourers375 (13.9%)
- Household industry146 (5.4%)
- Other work829 (30.8%)
- Marginal workers1,205 (44.8%)
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 Kanjamendi
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 29 km², 25% of it sown with crops and 48% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes3 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Turmeric (7), Ginger (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 K.nuagan block
- Adimaha
- Balligada
- Bondaguda
- Chanchedi
- Gandrigaon
- Gunjibadi
- Jiridikia
- Kudutuli
- Letingia
- Mahasinghi
- Sainpada
- Sarangada
- Sirtiguda
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