Gram panchayat · K.nuagan block · Kandhamal
Gandrigaon gram panchayat
Gandrigaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in K.nuagan block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 2,382 people in 609 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 2,382
- Literacy
- 59.1%
- Area
- 23.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118926
Villages of Gandrigaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padinaju | 106 | 612 | 75.6% | 8% | 90% |
| Iripiguda | 128 | 429 | 56.1% | 25% | 42% |
| Siringia | 102 | 359 | 58.9% | 4% | 85% |
| Mediaganda | 63 | 220 | 44.4% | 11% | 82% |
| Bandudi | 49 | 177 | 49.3% | 0% | 93% |
| Dakambatalangia | 49 | 172 | 55.7% | 0% | 98% |
| Manungi | 32 | 129 | 55.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Damikia | 31 | 110 | 46.7% | 13% | 79% |
| Kelebali | 25 | 87 | 53.8% | 22% | 62% |
| Gandrigam | 17 | 59 | 52.0% | 0% | 78% |
| Siringia jangala | 7 | 28 | 58.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Iripiguda jangala | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Mankadabanda | 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 Gandrigaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,382
- 1,169 male · 1,213 female
- Households
- 609
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.1%
- below K.nuagan block's villages (65.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,038
- below K.nuagan block's villages (1,057)
- Children aged 0–6
- 366
- 15.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,281
- 53.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 234 (9.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,890 (79.3%)
What the 1,281 workers did
- Cultivators241 (18.8%)
- Agricultural labourers345 (26.9%)
- Household industry17 (1.3%)
- Other work66 (5.2%)
- Marginal workers612 (47.8%)
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 Gandrigaon
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 13 villages cover 24 km², 24% of it sown with crops and 54% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre0 of 11
- Anganwadi centre6 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump8 of 11
- Electricity for homes4 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 11
- Public bus2 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Turmeric (11).
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
- Gunjibadi
- Jiridikia
- Kanjamendi
- Kudutuli
- Letingia
- Mahasinghi
- Sainpada
- Sarangada
- Sirtiguda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gandrigaon? Share it with us.