Gram panchayat · Bansapal block · Kendujhar
Talakadakala gram panchayat
Talakadakala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bansapal block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,898 people in 1,363 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,898
- Literacy
- 37.0%
- Area
- 117 km²
- LGD code
- 119281
Villages of Talakadakala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadakala | 318 | 1,556 | 44.9% | 7% | 68% |
| Sundara | 252 | 1,202 | 36.0% | 4% | 72% |
| Luhakala | 194 | 1,133 | 25.7% | 1% | 91% |
| Marusuan | 148 | 769 | 34.7% | 1% | 71% |
| Tiriba | 144 | 708 | 41.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Narsinghpur | 110 | 584 | 37.0% | 4% | 78% |
| Rakam | 100 | 452 | 49.3% | 16% | 79% |
| Kadakala | 63 | 314 | 38.3% | 0% | 98% |
| Kandesahi | 34 | 180 | 3.5% | 0% | 98% |
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 Talakadakala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,898
- 3,407 male · 3,491 female
- Households
- 1,363
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 37.0%
- below Bansapal block's villages (42.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,025
- about the same as Bansapal block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,453
- 21.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,683
- 53.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 258 (3.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,495 (79.7%)
What the 3,683 workers did
- Cultivators627 (17.0%)
- Agricultural labourers202 (5.5%)
- Household industry15 (0.4%)
- Other work460 (12.5%)
- Marginal workers2,379 (64.6%)
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 Talakadakala
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 117 km², 14% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes2 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office7 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Bansapal block
- Bansapal
- Baragarh
- Bayakumutia
- Gonasika
- Jatra
- Kalanda(Kha)
- Karangadihi
- Kodipasa
- Kuanr
- Kumundi
- Nayakote
- Phuljhar
- Saharpur
- Singhpur
- Suakati
- Talachampei
- Talakainsari
- Tana
- Taramakant
- Uperraigoda
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