Gram panchayat · Tumudibandh block · Kandhamal
Lankagarh gram panchayat
Lankagarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tumudibandh block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 26 villages, home to 2,946 people in 723 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 26
- Population (2011)
- 2,946
- Literacy
- 38.5%
- Area
- 22.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119015
Villages of Lankagarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankagada | 220 | 829 | 60.1% | 30% | 17% |
| Barengili | 72 | 324 | 48.8% | 13% | 87% |
| Hatimunda | 47 | 176 | 39.7% | 9% | 91% |
| Kambadi | 37 | 172 | 28.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Ramagiri | 39 | 162 | 25.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Budingalu | 34 | 154 | 25.0% | 1% | 99% |
| Tarlangi | 44 | 144 | 47.2% | 3% | 96% |
| Jarnna | 27 | 128 | 24.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Sinangi | 28 | 123 | 4.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Udegiri | 22 | 100 | 2.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Karkudi | 21 | 90 | 39.7% | 1% | 99% |
| Shiba | 21 | 81 | 32.8% | 10% | 90% |
| Bamuni | 22 | 74 | 46.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Artabali | 14 | 59 | 16.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Arjunapura | 15 | 56 | 34.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Goili | 12 | 51 | 26.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Panjabali | 12 | 43 | 0.0% | 2% | 98% |
| Kendulipata | 8 | 41 | 19.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Minakeri | 6 | 35 | 23.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Lundurubanga | 6 | 29 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Katadaganda | 4 | 26 | 0.0% | 38% | 62% |
| Sikiripada | 5 | 21 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Baukuti | 5 | 18 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Malak | 2 | 10 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pusuduba | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sadalaganda | 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 Lankagarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,946
- 1,409 male · 1,537 female
- Households
- 723
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 38.5%
- below Tumudibandh block's villages (48.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,091
- above Tumudibandh block's villages (1,043)
- Children aged 0–6
- 549
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,480
- 50.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 336 (11.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,073 (70.4%)
What the 1,480 workers did
- Cultivators217 (14.7%)
- Agricultural labourers315 (21.3%)
- Household industry11 (0.7%)
- Other work135 (9.1%)
- Marginal workers802 (54.2%)
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 Lankagarh
How many of the 24 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 26 villages cover 22 km², 37% of it sown with crops and 45% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 24
- Middle school2 of 24
- Secondary school1 of 24
- Senior secondary school0 of 24
- Degree college0 of 24
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 24
- Health sub-centre0 of 24
- Anganwadi centre9 of 24
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 24
- Hand pump24 of 24
- Electricity for homes0 of 24
Roads & transport
- All-weather road23 of 24
- Public bus0 of 24
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 24
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 24
- Commercial bank0 of 24
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 24
- Weekly haat1 of 24
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Pulses (9), Ginger (7), Ground Nut (5), Turmeric (5), Horse Gram (4), Sugar Cane (2), Jaggery (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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