Gram panchayat · Bandhugaon block · Koraput
Almonda gram panchayat
Almonda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bandhugaon block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 6,876 people in 1,557 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 6,876
- Literacy
- 33.7%
- Area
- 29.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119703
Villages of Almonda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonda | 565 | 2,178 | 56.9% | 15% | 11% |
| Hatigeda | 281 | 1,464 | 14.7% | 0% | 98% |
| Barabankeri | 191 | 841 | 33.2% | 2% | 94% |
| Idugumabalsa | 102 | 569 | 27.9% | 2% | 95% |
| Sunapalmonda | 93 | 403 | 32.4% | 0% | 92% |
| Kesabhadra | 73 | 331 | 28.4% | 4% | 96% |
| Kabeti | 65 | 311 | 2.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Katulpeta | 73 | 238 | 44.7% | 3% | 28% |
| Katavalasa | 55 | 237 | 14.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Kandhabalsa | 33 | 174 | 13.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Raiganda | 10 | 54 | 9.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Chakilova | 12 | 53 | 6.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Chilikadori | 4 | 23 | 4.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Jaganathapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pirijodi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Ramchandrapur | 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 Almonda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,876
- 3,363 male · 3,513 female
- Households
- 1,557
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 33.7%
- about the same as Bandhugaon block's villages (32.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,045
- below Bandhugaon block's villages (1,071)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,095
- 15.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,493
- 50.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 370 (5.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,613 (67.1%)
What the 3,493 workers did
- Cultivators575 (16.5%)
- Agricultural labourers377 (10.8%)
- Household industry40 (1.1%)
- Other work415 (11.9%)
- Marginal workers2,086 (59.7%)
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 Almonda
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 16 villages cover 29 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 13
- Middle school4 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre2 of 13
- Anganwadi centre10 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump10 of 13
- Electricity for homes9 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 13
- Public bus1 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 13
- Weekly haat1 of 13
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Ragi (11), Cotton (10), Nizer (2), Lemon (2), Raggi (1).
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 Bandhugaon block
- Badasorpolli
- Bandhugaon
- Garidi
- Jaguguda
- Kaberibadi
- Kanagam
- Kapalada
- Kumbhaganda
- Kumbhariput
- Kutrabeda
- Neelabadi
- Pedavalda
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