Gram panchayat · Dasamantapur block · Koraput
Chikamba gram panchayat
Chikamba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasamantapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,244 people in 1,077 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,244
- Literacy
- 41.8%
- Area
- 88.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119763
Villages of Chikamba
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunkhal | 193 | 693 | 33.0% | 13% | 76% |
| Chikamba | 166 | 656 | 58.1% | 2% | 35% |
| Upargadala | 160 | 610 | 30.7% | 10% | 71% |
| Banasil | 104 | 524 | 49.8% | 16% | 79% |
| Phatkijam | 126 | 472 | 47.5% | 50% | 41% |
| Talagadala | 125 | 455 | 40.1% | 4% | 84% |
| Dokamara | 95 | 387 | 27.3% | 20% | 80% |
| Pirimachhi | 56 | 235 | 41.0% | 2% | 98% |
| Gunur | 52 | 212 | 46.8% | 0% | 98% |
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 Chikamba
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,244
- 2,042 male · 2,202 female
- Households
- 1,077
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.8%
- about the same as Dasamantapur block's villages (42.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,078
- above Dasamantapur block's villages (1,063)
- Children aged 0–6
- 791
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,388
- 56.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 575 (13.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,929 (69.0%)
What the 2,388 workers did
- Cultivators1,430 (59.9%)
- Agricultural labourers205 (8.6%)
- Household industry34 (1.4%)
- Other work112 (4.7%)
- Marginal workers607 (25.4%)
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 Chikamba
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 88 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Oil Seeds (9), Maize (9), Ragi (9).
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 Dasamantapur block
- A.malkangiri
- Chanabada
- Dasmanthpur
- Duarsuni
- Dumbaguda
- Girligumma
- Godiaguda
- Lulla
- Mujanga
- Murkar
- Nandigam
- Paikphulbeda
- Parajabedapadar
- Pindapadar
- Podagada
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