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Gram panchayat · Jeypore block · Koraput

Phampuni gram panchayat

Phampuni is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jeypore block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 7,068 people in 1,613 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
7,068
Literacy
62.0%
Area
19.4 km²
LGD code
119793

Villages of Phampuni

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Phampuni9584,33263.7%15%19%
Ghirigam3971,56755.0%5%55%
Barlahandi14062565.8%27%26%
Kumuliput11854464.2%29%21%

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 Phampuni

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,068
3,487 male · 3,581 female
Households
1,613
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
62.0%
above Jeypore block's villages (49.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,027
below Jeypore block's villages (1,042)
Children aged 0–6
1,047
14.8% of residents
Workers
3,602
51.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,047 (14.8%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,943 (27.5%)

What the 3,602 workers did

  • Cultivators399 (11.1%)
  • Agricultural labourers627 (17.4%)
  • Household industry77 (2.1%)
  • Other work560 (15.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,939 (53.8%)

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 Phampuni

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 19 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school2 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
  • Weekly haat1 of 4
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Maize (2), Vegitable (2).

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 Jeypore block

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