Gram panchayat · Bandhugaon block · Koraput
Kapalada gram panchayat
Kapalada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bandhugaon block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 3,274 people in 681 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 3,274
- Literacy
- 18.3%
- Area
- 28.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119709
Villages of Kapalada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palapusilabadi | 119 | 517 | 15.1% | 15% | 84% |
| Pipalbhadra | 102 | 492 | 13.4% | 9% | 90% |
| Kapalara | 85 | 464 | 50.4% | 4% | 86% |
| Digubhadrapali | 98 | 452 | 7.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Tikarpara | 83 | 425 | 12.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Manikavalsa | 27 | 132 | 16.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Ambabalsa | 24 | 124 | 1.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Martiguda | 24 | 124 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sanabankedi | 24 | 105 | 32.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Kosu | 21 | 102 | 20.7% | 0% | 95% |
| Chekabalsa | 18 | 88 | 8.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Jayakota | 15 | 75 | 48.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Upara Bhatarapali | 14 | 66 | 14.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jala | 8 | 45 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Rebatiguda | 10 | 35 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sikitalova | 9 | 28 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kapalada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,274
- 1,576 male · 1,698 female
- Households
- 681
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 18.3%
- below Bandhugaon block's villages (32.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,077
- about the same as Bandhugaon block's villages (1,071)
- Children aged 0–6
- 628
- 19.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,690
- 51.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 140 (4.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,060 (93.5%)
What the 1,690 workers did
- Cultivators530 (31.4%)
- Agricultural labourers150 (8.9%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work26 (1.5%)
- Marginal workers983 (58.2%)
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 Kapalada
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 28 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 16
- Middle school2 of 16
- Secondary school0 of 16
- Senior secondary school0 of 16
- Degree college0 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre1 of 16
- Anganwadi centre10 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump14 of 16
- Electricity for homes4 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 16
- Public bus0 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 16
- Weekly haat0 of 16
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16), Ragi (15), Nizer (8), Cotton (5), Nizen (1), Niger (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
- Almonda
- Badasorpolli
- Bandhugaon
- Garidi
- Jaguguda
- Kaberibadi
- Kanagam
- Kumbhaganda
- Kumbhariput
- Kutrabeda
- Neelabadi
- Pedavalda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kapalada? Share it with us.