Gram panchayat · Jeypore block · Koraput
Tankua gram panchayat
Tankua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jeypore block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,976 people in 1,550 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,976
- Literacy
- 54.9%
- Area
- 17.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119797
Villages of Tankua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaganathpur | 539 | 3,054 | 73.5% | 16% | 22% |
| Panasput Bagra | 330 | 1,178 | 26.8% | 13% | 80% |
| Padmapur | 155 | 678 | 38.3% | 15% | 45% |
| Mahaliaput | 182 | 661 | 34.2% | 3% | 74% |
| Tankua | 146 | 562 | 60.1% | 14% | 12% |
| Dimla | 96 | 400 | 44.2% | 32% | 22% |
| Thorodiput | 65 | 283 | 59.8% | 0% | 71% |
| Ronginiguda | 26 | 101 | 48.8% | 8% | 88% |
| Mondosil | 11 | 59 | 37.5% | 49% | 51% |
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 Tankua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,976
- 3,463 male · 3,513 female
- Households
- 1,550
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.9%
- above Jeypore block's villages (49.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,014
- below Jeypore block's villages (1,042)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,150
- 16.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,091
- 44.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,008 (14.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,868 (41.1%)
What the 3,091 workers did
- Cultivators475 (15.4%)
- Agricultural labourers453 (14.7%)
- Household industry47 (1.5%)
- Other work739 (23.9%)
- Marginal workers1,377 (44.5%)
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 Tankua
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 18 km², 43% of it sown with crops and 41% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school3 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 centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus4 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Vegitable (5), Sugarcane (4), Ragi (3), Maize (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
- Ambaguda
- Anta
- Badajuina
- Balia
- Barniput
- Dangarachinchi
- Dhanpur
- Ekamba
- Gadapadara
- Hadia
- Jamunda
- Jayantigiri
- Kaliagam
- Kebidi
- Konga
- Kumuliput
- Phampuni
- Pujariput
- Randapalli
- Ranigada
- Umuri
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