Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Kathargada gram panchayat
Kathargada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,122 people in 1,356 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,122
- Literacy
- 46.5%
- Area
- 18.3 km²
- LGD code
- 119748
Villages of Kathargada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakhanaguda | 367 | 1,471 | 35.7% | 4% | 60% |
| Katharagada | 356 | 1,356 | 54.4% | 3% | 18% |
| Nuaguda | 142 | 515 | 42.0% | 18% | 36% |
| Pradhaniput | 144 | 471 | 44.8% | 15% | 44% |
| Chilamandi | 126 | 446 | 52.2% | 12% | 43% |
| Mankadiatala | 95 | 350 | 57.5% | 0% | 33% |
| Rajaput | 80 | 283 | 53.0% | 16% | 18% |
| Podeiguda | 46 | 230 | 46.9% | 17% | 83% |
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 Kathargada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,122
- 2,461 male · 2,661 female
- Households
- 1,356
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.5%
- above Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,081
- above Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 857
- 16.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,657
- 51.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 397 (7.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,062 (40.3%)
What the 2,657 workers did
- Cultivators168 (6.3%)
- Agricultural labourers266 (10.0%)
- Household industry15 (0.6%)
- Other work179 (6.7%)
- Marginal workers2,029 (76.4%)
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 Kathargada
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 18 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ragi (7), Nijar (3), Mijar (1), Naijar (1), Maize (1), Maize.Nijar (1), Nojar (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
- Kamara
- Kamta
- Kanagam
- Kumuli
- Malda
- Munja
- Narigam
- Nuagam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Sasahandi
- Semlaguda
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