Gram panchayat · Bansapal block · Kendujhar
Taramakant gram panchayat
Taramakant is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bansapal block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,348 people in 990 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,348
- Literacy
- 54.5%
- Area
- 38.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119284
Villages of Taramakant
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taramakanta | 255 | 1,104 | 57.4% | 17% | 39% |
| Gopapur | 178 | 740 | 58.5% | 32% | 54% |
| Jaladiha | 148 | 688 | 49.0% | 28% | 64% |
| Balarai | 111 | 424 | 75.2% | 0% | 3% |
| Champajhar | 58 | 304 | 36.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Talabirikala | 57 | 297 | 60.3% | 2% | 83% |
| Sagapada | 70 | 291 | 56.9% | 24% | 59% |
| Uparbirikala | 63 | 273 | 28.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Dalkinuagaon | 50 | 227 | 47.5% | 28% | 64% |
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 Taramakant
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,348
- 2,190 male · 2,158 female
- Households
- 990
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.5%
- above Bansapal block's villages (42.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- below Bansapal block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 701
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,036
- 46.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 757 (17.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,426 (55.8%)
What the 2,036 workers did
- Cultivators232 (11.4%)
- Agricultural labourers181 (8.9%)
- Household industry54 (2.7%)
- Other work278 (13.7%)
- Marginal workers1,291 (63.4%)
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 Taramakant
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 39 km², 17% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes3 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office6 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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
- Talakadakala
- Talakainsari
- Tana
- Uperraigoda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Taramakant? Share it with us.