Gram panchayat · Dasamantapur block · Koraput
Podagada gram panchayat
Podagada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasamantapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,614 people in 970 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,614
- Literacy
- 60.8%
- Area
- 27 km²
- LGD code
- 119776
Villages of Podagada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podagada | 394 | 1,529 | 59.9% | 2% | 33% |
| Parajasuku | 151 | 575 | 74.7% | 0% | 42% |
| Malitola | 101 | 347 | 41.5% | 12% | 7% |
| Malingijodi | 95 | 339 | 58.6% | 28% | 19% |
| Lamtaput | 66 | 255 | 72.8% | 0% | 47% |
| Rautaput | 48 | 175 | 73.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Kantabeti | 46 | 172 | 61.2% | 0% | 69% |
| Purimunda | 53 | 156 | 47.4% | 37% | 63% |
| Sukutaput | 16 | 66 | 16.0% | 0% | 94% |
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 Podagada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,614
- 1,763 male · 1,851 female
- Households
- 970
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.8%
- above Dasamantapur block's villages (42.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,050
- below Dasamantapur block's villages (1,063)
- Children aged 0–6
- 581
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,531
- 42.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 226 (6.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,230 (34.0%)
What the 1,531 workers did
- Cultivators421 (27.5%)
- Agricultural labourers47 (3.1%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work347 (22.7%)
- Marginal workers714 (46.6%)
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 Podagada
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 27 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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
- Chikamba
- Dasmanthpur
- Duarsuni
- Dumbaguda
- Girligumma
- Godiaguda
- Lulla
- Mujanga
- Murkar
- Nandigam
- Paikphulbeda
- Parajabedapadar
- Pindapadar
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