Gram panchayat · Rajnagar block · Kendrapara
Kurunti gram panchayat
Kurunti is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 8,588 people in 1,716 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rajanagar assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 8,588
- Literacy
- 87.4%
- Area
- 14.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119241
Villages of Kurunti
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurunti | 318 | 1,693 | 91.1% | 7% | 0% |
| Balarampur | 232 | 1,323 | 89.9% | 7% | 0% |
| Chakradharpur | 208 | 964 | 91.8% | 4% | 0% |
| Khamarsahi | 198 | 923 | 86.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Pachimaveda | 130 | 700 | 70.4% | 31% | 0% |
| Nodhabasanta | 139 | 619 | 78.5% | 7% | 0% |
| Chandrasekhar | 115 | 535 | 93.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Nathapur | 111 | 514 | 83.9% | 45% | 0% |
| Guhalkani | 91 | 431 | 87.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Jhinkiria | 78 | 359 | 91.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Tiara | 61 | 351 | 91.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Dhagua | 24 | 128 | 89.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Maliparida | 11 | 48 | 80.5% | 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 Kurunti
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,588
- 4,273 male · 4,315 female
- Households
- 1,716
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.4%
- above Rajnagar block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,010
- above Rajnagar block's villages (979)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,056
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,760
- 32.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 978 (11.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,760 workers did
- Cultivators917 (33.2%)
- Agricultural labourers337 (12.2%)
- Household industry76 (2.8%)
- Other work297 (10.8%)
- Marginal workers1,133 (41.1%)
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 Kurunti
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 15 km², 6% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 13
- Middle school5 of 13
- Secondary school4 of 13
- Senior secondary school1 of 13
- Degree college1 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre0 of 13
- Anganwadi centre11 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes13 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13).
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 Rajnagar block
- Baghamari
- Balisahipatna
- Bandhapada
- Belpal
- Bhitaragarh
- Brahmansahi
- Chandibaunsmul
- Dangamal
- Dera
- Ghadiamal
- Gupti
- Hatina
- Iswarpur
- Kandira
- Keradagarh
- Keruapal
- Khamarsahi
- Kolipur
- Krushnanagar
- Mahisasura
- Mahulia
- Ostia
- Rajnagar
- Rajpur
- Rangani
- Sanabada-gopalpur
- Satavaya
- Talachua
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