Gram panchayat · Phiringia block · Kandhamal
Phringia gram panchayat
Phringia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Phiringia block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 27 villages, home to 6,389 people in 1,526 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 27
- Population (2011)
- 6,389
- Literacy
- 75.4%
- Area
- 34.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118971
Villages of Phringia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phiringia | 542 | 2,373 | 85.7% | 29% | 21% |
| Sakhipada | 154 | 576 | 65.6% | 24% | 7% |
| Khajuripara | 108 | 426 | 80.5% | 68% | 30% |
| Nahangaon | 69 | 293 | 75.1% | 34% | 27% |
| Kuliakuti | 73 | 291 | 65.3% | 5% | 72% |
| Nuapara | 71 | 259 | 72.7% | 11% | 4% |
| Sunakaru | 49 | 219 | 69.4% | 14% | 86% |
| Shashipader | 45 | 188 | 75.0% | 6% | 44% |
| Sitikapati | 40 | 166 | 46.3% | 0% | 93% |
| Penagiri | 34 | 159 | 69.9% | 0% | 72% |
| Budakamba | 30 | 152 | 68.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Ganjukhol | 30 | 139 | 60.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Gameriguda | 36 | 137 | 78.7% | 4% | 39% |
| Kuduki | 37 | 131 | 78.4% | 0% | 96% |
| Binjarpara | 30 | 125 | 70.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Tandrigaon | 25 | 120 | 81.0% | 15% | 54% |
| Gopipadar | 22 | 108 | 64.0% | 11% | 76% |
| Ladapader | 32 | 101 | 72.4% | 30% | 3% |
| Palendi | 16 | 75 | 50.0% | 0% | 52% |
| Mundasahi | 18 | 68 | 65.6% | 0% | 87% |
| Gudurikhol | 14 | 67 | 74.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kapaburudi | 13 | 57 | 48.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Simijhari | 11 | 45 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gebidi | 9 | 40 | 51.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Tunursahi | 7 | 30 | 61.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhendarapalli | 7 | 25 | 57.9% | 0% | 52% |
| Mohumunda | 4 | 19 | 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 Phringia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,389
- 3,116 male · 3,273 female
- Households
- 1,526
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.4%
- above Phiringia block's villages (59.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,050
- about the same as Phiringia block's villages (1,049)
- Children aged 0–6
- 752
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,862
- 44.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,371 (21.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,611 (40.9%)
What the 2,862 workers did
- Cultivators514 (18.0%)
- Agricultural labourers356 (12.4%)
- Household industry18 (0.6%)
- Other work730 (25.5%)
- Marginal workers1,244 (43.5%)
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 Phringia
How many of the 27 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 27 villages cover 35 km², 4% of it sown with crops and 40% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 27
- Middle school4 of 27
- Secondary school1 of 27
- Senior secondary school1 of 27
- Degree college0 of 27
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 27
- Health sub-centre1 of 27
- Anganwadi centre20 of 27
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 27
- Hand pump26 of 27
- Electricity for homes20 of 27
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 27
- Public bus1 of 27
- Mobile phone coverage15 of 27
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 27
- Commercial bank0 of 27
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 27
- Weekly haat0 of 27
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (27), Turmeric (20), Ragi (13), Horse Gram (11), Black Gram (5), Til (2), Mustard (2), 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 Phiringia block
- Balandapada
- Bandhagada
- Burungijodi
- Dimiriguda
- Dindiragaon
- Gochhapada
- Jajespanga
- Kasinipadar
- Kelapada
- Koirmandu
- Krandibali
- Luisingi
- Nuapadar
- Pabingia
- Pahireju
- Pakari
- Pangauparsahi
- Polabrudi
- Ratanga
- Sadingia
- Samarbandha
- Solaguda
- Taladandikia
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