Gram panchayat · Raikia block · Kandhamal
Gumamaha gram panchayat
Gumamaha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raikia block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 21 villages, home to 6,048 people in 1,494 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the G. Udayagiri assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 21
- Population (2011)
- 6,048
- Literacy
- 68.0%
- Area
- 14.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118989
Villages of Gumamaha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baanda | 154 | 543 | 67.8% | 11% | 88% |
| Didrabadi | 118 | 495 | 55.4% | 0% | 37% |
| Sandhakupa | 145 | 491 | 75.2% | 1% | 45% |
| Mandasaru | 68 | 488 | 79.9% | 0% | 35% |
| Gumamaha | 111 | 452 | 69.6% | 3% | 52% |
| Paderikia | 87 | 378 | 71.6% | 6% | 54% |
| Kilakia | 110 | 354 | 68.8% | 4% | 37% |
| Pudunbadi | 89 | 354 | 63.7% | 0% | 63% |
| Bedaguba | 90 | 347 | 77.1% | 5% | 43% |
| Padasi | 70 | 304 | 73.4% | 28% | 66% |
| Badajiri | 65 | 280 | 76.9% | 32% | 68% |
| Pakadabadi | 67 | 270 | 40.1% | 57% | 10% |
| Papasi | 61 | 245 | 76.3% | 2% | 75% |
| Damaguda | 39 | 190 | 67.5% | 8% | 88% |
| Penamala | 39 | 164 | 64.2% | 12% | 88% |
| Madubadi | 39 | 162 | 38.7% | 6% | 94% |
| Dadagamaha | 42 | 156 | 64.9% | 0% | 73% |
| Tagakia | 39 | 156 | 66.4% | 17% | 81% |
| Gujapanga | 42 | 150 | 69.8% | 0% | 73% |
| Pangalpata | 19 | 69 | 46.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Adeli | 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 Gumamaha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,048
- 3,010 male · 3,038 female
- Households
- 1,494
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.0%
- about the same as Raikia block's villages (67.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,009
- below Raikia block's villages (1,045)
- Children aged 0–6
- 871
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,258
- 53.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 541 (8.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,475 (57.5%)
What the 3,258 workers did
- Cultivators455 (14.0%)
- Agricultural labourers735 (22.6%)
- Household industry4 (0.1%)
- Other work118 (3.6%)
- Marginal workers1,946 (59.7%)
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 Gumamaha
How many of the 20 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 21 villages cover 15 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 23% forest.
Education
- Primary school19 of 20
- Middle school7 of 20
- Secondary school3 of 20
- Senior secondary school0 of 20
- Degree college0 of 20
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 20
- Health sub-centre1 of 20
- Anganwadi centre17 of 20
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 20
- Hand pump20 of 20
- Electricity for homes12 of 20
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 20
- Public bus0 of 20
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 20
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 20
- Commercial bank0 of 20
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 20
- Weekly haat0 of 20
- Primary schools
- 19
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ginger (19), Paddy (18), Turmeric (18), Maize (5).
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 Raikia block
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