Gram panchayat · Boipariguda block · Koraput
Kathapada gram panchayat
Kathapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Boipariguda block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 19 villages, home to 4,343 people in 1,053 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kotpad assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 19
- Population (2011)
- 4,343
- Literacy
- 17.4%
- Area
- 44.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119724
Villages of Kathapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenduput | 165 | 730 | 17.2% | 15% | 80% |
| Talapadar | 99 | 412 | 8.8% | 0% | 97% |
| Mundiguda | 109 | 390 | 34.8% | 22% | 68% |
| Bagkadara | 72 | 319 | 23.7% | 1% | 98% |
| Chikatjodi | 69 | 315 | 4.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Badabeta | 67 | 271 | 4.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Musapadar | 63 | 256 | 12.5% | 0% | 89% |
| Mantriamba | 61 | 232 | 11.2% | 0% | 94% |
| Goilijodi | 55 | 224 | 24.7% | 1% | 99% |
| Patiapadar | 53 | 213 | 1.8% | 12% | 78% |
| Jodiguda | 48 | 186 | 23.0% | 4% | 96% |
| Kattopoda | 43 | 177 | 19.9% | 0% | 19% |
| Dhanibalsa | 40 | 175 | 30.1% | 2% | 98% |
| Chilimal | 34 | 130 | 12.6% | 0% | 82% |
| Phatagadi | 34 | 109 | 41.8% | 4% | 94% |
| Damanijhola | 18 | 94 | 17.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Pandiguda | 18 | 90 | 16.4% | 8% | 82% |
| Langalapakana | 5 | 20 | 33.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Chilipajodi | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Kathapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,343
- 2,092 male · 2,251 female
- Households
- 1,053
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 17.4%
- below Boipariguda block's villages (36.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,076
- above Boipariguda block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 914
- 21.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,463
- 56.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 247 (5.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,756 (86.5%)
What the 2,463 workers did
- Cultivators440 (17.9%)
- Agricultural labourers520 (21.1%)
- Household industry6 (0.2%)
- Other work48 (1.9%)
- Marginal workers1,449 (58.8%)
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 Kathapada
How many of the 18 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 44 km², 25% of it sown with crops and 39% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 18
- Middle school1 of 18
- Secondary school0 of 18
- Senior secondary school0 of 18
- Degree college0 of 18
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 18
- Health sub-centre1 of 18
- Anganwadi centre10 of 18
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 18
- Hand pump18 of 18
- Electricity for homes3 of 18
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 18
- Public bus0 of 18
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 18
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 18
- Commercial bank0 of 18
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 18
- Weekly haat0 of 18
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Ragi (14), Vegetables (2), Others (1), Niger Seeds (1), Wheat (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 Boipariguda block
- Baligam
- Bodaput
- Boipariguda
- Ch Erka
- Chandrapada
- Chipakur
- Dandabadi
- Dasamanthpur
- Doraguda
- Haladikund
- Kenduguda
- Kollar
- M Athapada
- Majhiguda
- Mohuli
- P Endapada
- P Ujariguda
- Ramagiri
- Tentuliguma
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