Gram panchayat · Derabish block · Kendrapara
Kurujanga gram panchayat
Kurujanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Derabish block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,382 people in 1,296 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patkura assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,382
- Literacy
- 90.3%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119067
Villages of Kurujanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantripada | 336 | 1,405 | 87.1% | 16% | 0% |
| Nuagan | 303 | 1,227 | 89.4% | 27% | 0% |
| Badamangarajpur | 187 | 883 | 87.1% | 30% | 0% |
| Ambura | 231 | 854 | 95.3% | 13% | 0% |
| Maheshpur | 91 | 373 | 98.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Kurujanga | 83 | 357 | 91.2% | 0% | 12% |
| Maheshpur alias Sankarpur | 65 | 283 | 93.1% | 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 Kurujanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,382
- 2,741 male · 2,641 female
- Households
- 1,296
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 90.3%
- above Derabish block's villages (86.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- about the same as Derabish block's villages (957)
- Children aged 0–6
- 610
- 11.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,980
- 36.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 930 (17.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 44 (0.8%)
What the 1,980 workers did
- Cultivators485 (24.5%)
- Agricultural labourers313 (15.8%)
- Household industry29 (1.5%)
- Other work391 (19.7%)
- Marginal workers762 (38.5%)
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 Kurujanga
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 8 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Derabish block
- Balia
- Barimul
- Basupur
- Benipur
- Chandol
- Chatarachakoda
- Chhoti
- Danpur
- Endar
- Golarahat
- Gualsingh
- Harianka
- Indalo
- Janarabarimul
- Kaupada
- Khamala
- Kusiapal
- Laxminarayanpur
- Mangalapur
- Mukundapur
- Nahanga
- Narasinghpur
- Palei
- Raghunathpur
- Ratadiakhandasahi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kurujanga? Share it with us.