Gram panchayat · Koraput block · Koraput
Lankaput gram panchayat
Lankaput is a gram panchayat (village council) in Koraput block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 2,703 people in 737 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Koraput assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 2,703
- Literacy
- 32.8%
- Area
- 59.3 km²
- LGD code
- 119804
Villages of Lankaput
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paidaput | 188 | 682 | 33.1% | 49% | 31% |
| Semala | 134 | 531 | 44.1% | 12% | 41% |
| Kechala | 137 | 490 | 15.6% | 4% | 67% |
| Lankaput | 88 | 356 | 49.5% | 15% | 72% |
| Pandi | 96 | 323 | 27.9% | 6% | 93% |
| Kholap | 77 | 260 | 20.5% | 7% | 29% |
| Thatguda | 11 | 43 | 48.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Chandalaguda | 6 | 18 | 25.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Lankaput
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,703
- 1,311 male · 1,392 female
- Households
- 737
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 32.8%
- below Koraput block's villages (48.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,062
- about the same as Koraput block's villages (1,066)
- Children aged 0–6
- 474
- 17.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,252
- 46.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 515 (19.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,409 (52.1%)
What the 1,252 workers did
- Cultivators343 (27.4%)
- Agricultural labourers151 (12.1%)
- Household industry3 (0.2%)
- Other work156 (12.5%)
- Marginal workers599 (47.8%)
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 Lankaput
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 59 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes2 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ragi (7), Nizer (7).
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 Koraput block
- Badasuku
- Devighat
- Dumuripadar
- Kendar
- Kerenga
- Litiguda
- M Arichmal
- Mahadeiput
- Manbar
- Mastiput
- Mathalput
- Padmapur
- Umuri
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Lankaput? Share it with us.