Gram panchayat · Balipatna block · Khordha
Kurunjipur gram panchayat
Kurunjipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balipatna block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 8,744 people in 2,025 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jayadev assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 8,744
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 14.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119556
Villages of Kurunjipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badala Sasan | 537 | 2,470 | 84.0% | 24% | 0% |
| Oriso | 218 | 907 | 85.1% | 30% | 0% |
| Kurunjipur | 179 | 826 | 87.2% | 34% | 0% |
| Odakhanda | 170 | 757 | 87.6% | 21% | 0% |
| Sanamachhapur | 151 | 602 | 89.0% | 31% | 0% |
| Dalakasoti | 113 | 466 | 82.9% | 44% | 0% |
| Indolakusiari | 94 | 435 | 88.4% | 16% | 0% |
| Ghasiandhoti | 102 | 424 | 88.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Arapada | 100 | 407 | 83.6% | 28% | 0% |
| Badalapaschima Khanda | 108 | 364 | 78.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Nischintpur | 85 | 347 | 87.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Nischintpur-2 | 70 | 332 | 82.5% | 25% | 0% |
| Sodhua | 60 | 248 | 77.4% | 70% | 0% |
| Nagaseni | 19 | 85 | 80.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kotakana | 19 | 74 | 81.9% | 30% | 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 Kurunjipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,744
- 4,478 male · 4,266 female
- Households
- 2,025
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- above Balipatna block's villages (84.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- about the same as Balipatna block's villages (957)
- Children aged 0–6
- 886
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,580
- 40.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,388 (27.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 3,580 workers did
- Cultivators1,102 (30.8%)
- Agricultural labourers403 (11.3%)
- Household industry84 (2.3%)
- Other work573 (16.0%)
- Marginal workers1,418 (39.6%)
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 Kurunjipur
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 15 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 15
- Middle school4 of 15
- Secondary school2 of 15
- Senior secondary school1 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 15
- Health sub-centre2 of 15
- Anganwadi centre15 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump15 of 15
- Electricity for homes11 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 15
- Public bus0 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage15 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 15
- Weekly haat3 of 15
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12).
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 Balipatna block
- Alisisasan
- Amanakuda
- Athantara
- Beulidharapur
- Bhakarasahi
- Bhapur
- Garedipanchana
- Guapur
- Majhihara
- Marthapur
- Mukundadaspur
- Niraso
- Pampalo
- Rajasa
- Somanasasan
- Turintira
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