Gram panchayat · Tumudibandh block · Kandhamal
Guma gram panchayat
Guma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tumudibandh block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 25 villages, home to 3,031 people in 650 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 25
- Population (2011)
- 3,031
- Literacy
- 38.6%
- Area
- 21.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119012
Villages of Guma
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupi | 60 | 268 | 25.0% | 29% | 68% |
| Nuamunda | 43 | 197 | 37.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kanibaru | 43 | 183 | 11.3% | 7% | 92% |
| Sushabhata | 40 | 182 | 68.2% | 59% | 41% |
| Kalamguda | 42 | 175 | 22.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Pakuru | 37 | 165 | 32.2% | 30% | 70% |
| Saperi | 29 | 156 | 78.8% | 37% | 63% |
| Pagarapadi | 28 | 146 | 73.3% | 3% | 97% |
| Usabali | 27 | 145 | 32.3% | 13% | 87% |
| Karanja | 35 | 144 | 32.5% | 42% | 57% |
| Mahabali | 32 | 132 | 58.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Pedam | 28 | 131 | 42.2% | 5% | 92% |
| Pikusi | 23 | 131 | 30.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Randanga | 32 | 131 | 42.7% | 14% | 86% |
| Bhaluguda | 26 | 111 | 26.4% | 1% | 99% |
| Gambhari | 21 | 98 | 38.6% | 47% | 53% |
| Guma | 18 | 98 | 10.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Gochhaka | 14 | 84 | 28.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhandarshal | 16 | 83 | 25.0% | 25% | 75% |
| Lidrangi | 19 | 78 | 23.8% | 47% | 51% |
| Tidipadara | 16 | 73 | 27.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Salapati | 15 | 69 | 74.5% | 35% | 65% |
| Sanagochhaka | 6 | 51 | 42.6% | 37% | 63% |
| Piskudi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sipidikhol | 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 Guma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,031
- 1,441 male · 1,590 female
- Households
- 650
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 38.6%
- below Tumudibandh block's villages (48.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,103
- above Tumudibandh block's villages (1,043)
- Children aged 0–6
- 543
- 17.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,660
- 54.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 562 (18.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,451 (80.9%)
What the 1,660 workers did
- Cultivators355 (21.4%)
- Agricultural labourers179 (10.8%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work73 (4.4%)
- Marginal workers1,049 (63.2%)
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 Guma
How many of the 23 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 25 villages cover 22 km², 17% of it sown with crops and 72% forest.
Education
- Primary school15 of 23
- Middle school5 of 23
- Secondary school0 of 23
- Senior secondary school0 of 23
- Degree college0 of 23
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 23
- Health sub-centre0 of 23
- Anganwadi centre4 of 23
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 23
- Hand pump14 of 23
- Electricity for homes0 of 23
Roads & transport
- All-weather road23 of 23
- Public bus0 of 23
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 23
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 23
- Commercial bank0 of 23
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 23
- Weekly haat0 of 23
- Primary schools
- 15
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Pulses (19), Turmeric (10), Ginger (8), Ground Nuts (7), Paddy (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 Tumudibandh block
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