Gram panchayat · K.nuagan block · Kandhamal
Letingia gram panchayat
Letingia is a gram panchayat (village council) in K.nuagan block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 3,653 people in 916 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 3,653
- Literacy
- 49.4%
- Area
- 43.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275212
Villages of Letingia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutikia | 289 | 1,115 | 49.1% | 3% | 52% |
| Solaguda | 144 | 621 | 65.5% | 0% | 49% |
| Gardikia | 111 | 492 | 35.2% | 5% | 93% |
| Letingia | 126 | 458 | 53.8% | 8% | 10% |
| Budrumaha | 100 | 379 | 35.6% | 0% | 82% |
| Kandabadi | 63 | 273 | 44.2% | 3% | 92% |
| Bandengia | 55 | 202 | 53.4% | 0% | 50% |
| Lanjurmaha | 28 | 113 | 56.8% | 0% | 97% |
| Bandengia jangala | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Budrumaha jangal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dangabali | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Lanjurmaha jangala | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gochha khesera | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gochha khesera | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Letingia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,653
- 1,758 male · 1,895 female
- Households
- 916
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 49.4%
- below K.nuagan block's villages (65.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,078
- above K.nuagan block's villages (1,057)
- Children aged 0–6
- 620
- 17.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,097
- 57.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 98 (2.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,160 (59.1%)
What the 2,097 workers did
- Cultivators644 (30.7%)
- Agricultural labourers193 (9.2%)
- Household industry21 (1.0%)
- Other work116 (5.5%)
- Marginal workers1,123 (53.6%)
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 Letingia
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 43 km², 13% of it sown with crops and 75% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes1 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Turmeric (7), Maize (1), Vegetables (1), Mung (1). Handicrafts: Leaf Plates (1), Hill Broom (1), Wooden Material (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 K.nuagan block
- Adimaha
- Balligada
- Bondaguda
- Chanchedi
- Gandrigaon
- Gunjibadi
- Jiridikia
- Kanjamendi
- Kudutuli
- Mahasinghi
- Sainpada
- Sarangada
- Sirtiguda
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