Gram panchayat · K.nuagan block · Kandhamal
Chanchedi gram panchayat
Chanchedi is a gram panchayat (village council) in K.nuagan block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 3,568 people in 874 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 3,568
- Literacy
- 74.6%
- Area
- 19.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118925
Villages of Chanchedi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandabaju | 201 | 827 | 68.4% | 5% | 64% |
| Salangia | 174 | 711 | 69.6% | 7% | 91% |
| Chanchedi | 109 | 435 | 87.9% | 0% | 87% |
| Jarginju | 69 | 409 | 90.0% | 6% | 85% |
| Panganju | 95 | 352 | 76.6% | 1% | 32% |
| Drepanga | 81 | 322 | 70.5% | 4% | 79% |
| Tadangia | 79 | 281 | 61.8% | 9% | 89% |
| Kelemaha | 66 | 231 | 77.2% | 1% | 66% |
| Badabhuin | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bandabaju jangala | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Katakakheta | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Padelikia jangala | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pajimaha jangal | 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 Chanchedi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,568
- 1,775 male · 1,793 female
- Households
- 874
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.6%
- above K.nuagan block's villages (65.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,010
- below K.nuagan block's villages (1,057)
- Children aged 0–6
- 448
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,964
- 55.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 158 (4.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,674 (74.9%)
What the 1,964 workers did
- Cultivators393 (20.0%)
- Agricultural labourers355 (18.1%)
- Household industry29 (1.5%)
- Other work87 (4.4%)
- Marginal workers1,100 (56.0%)
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 Chanchedi
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 20 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 50% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump4 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus4 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Turmeric (8).
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
- Gandrigaon
- Gunjibadi
- Jiridikia
- Kanjamendi
- Kudutuli
- Letingia
- Mahasinghi
- Sainpada
- Sarangada
- Sirtiguda
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