Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Kamara gram panchayat
Kamara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,646 people in 1,142 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kotpad assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,646
- Literacy
- 44.1%
- Area
- 20.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119746
Villages of Kamara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamara | 277 | 1,202 | 50.6% | 16% | 22% |
| Porli | 281 | 1,092 | 37.5% | 12% | 65% |
| Bhatigam | 185 | 695 | 52.4% | 40% | 33% |
| Mundiguda | 134 | 608 | 35.4% | 0% | 77% |
| Solaguda | 126 | 453 | 35.3% | 1% | 96% |
| Sandhimunda | 77 | 344 | 40.7% | 6% | 69% |
| Khutulaguda | 62 | 252 | 57.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Khatulguda | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Kamara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,646
- 2,304 male · 2,342 female
- Households
- 1,142
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.1%
- below Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- below Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 876
- 18.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,408
- 51.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 623 (13.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,601 (56.0%)
What the 2,408 workers did
- Cultivators366 (15.2%)
- Agricultural labourers561 (23.3%)
- Household industry28 (1.2%)
- Other work258 (10.7%)
- Marginal workers1,195 (49.6%)
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 Kamara
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 20 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes4 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus2 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Maize (7), Sugarcane (4), Sugar Cane (2), Ragi (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 Borigumma block
- Anchala
- Aunli
- B Andiguda
- B.singpur
- Benagam
- Benasur
- Bijapur
- Bodigam
- Borigumma
- Champapadar
- Dengapadar
- Gujuniguda
- Gumuda
- Haridaguda
- Hordoli
- Jujhari
- Kamta
- Kanagam
- Kathargada
- Kumuli
- Malda
- Munja
- Narigam
- Nuagam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Sasahandi
- Semlaguda
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