Gram panchayat · Begunia block · Khordha
Kantabada gram panchayat
Kantabada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Begunia block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,156 people in 1,368 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,156
- Literacy
- 83.0%
- Area
- 14.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119588
Villages of Kantabada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendupalli | 287 | 1,434 | 87.1% | 0% | 3% |
| Basudebpur | 231 | 1,114 | 81.0% | 0% | 32% |
| Kantabad | 238 | 893 | 76.0% | 2% | 39% |
| Jemabantadei | 182 | 735 | 76.5% | 4% | 38% |
| Malipadar | 129 | 667 | 82.8% | 0% | 38% |
| Makundapur | 148 | 635 | 90.6% | 13% | 11% |
| Kachara | 98 | 438 | 85.1% | 0% | 23% |
| Tandal | 55 | 240 | 90.5% | 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 Kantabada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,156
- 3,180 male · 2,976 female
- Households
- 1,368
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.0%
- below Begunia block's villages (85.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 936
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 719
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,714
- 44.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 138 (2.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,439 (23.4%)
What the 2,714 workers did
- Cultivators655 (24.1%)
- Agricultural labourers283 (10.4%)
- Household industry56 (2.1%)
- Other work432 (15.9%)
- Marginal workers1,288 (47.5%)
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 Kantabada
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 14 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Begunia block
- Badaberana
- Baghamari
- Begunia
- Botalama
- Deuli
- Dingara
- Durgapur
- Gadamanitri
- Govuindapur
- Haja
- Hirapur
- Kunjuri
- Pangarasingh
- Podadiha
- Rasdhakantapur
- Rautapada
- Sagadabhanga
- Sarua
- Siko
- Simora
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kantabada? Share it with us.