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Litiguda gram panchayat

Litiguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Koraput block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,981 people in 2,100 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
7,981
Literacy
49.9%
Area
35.3 km²
LGD code
119805

Villages of Litiguda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Amalabadi1,0123,90757.6%13%41%
Ariputraghati3091,25061.6%2%22%
Bhejaput28496624.6%6%90%
Ambagaon20272138.8%3%88%
Lachamani13152045.1%7%90%
Karadiguda9231921.7%0%100%
Kandhaputraghati7029847.5%14%77%

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 Litiguda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,981
3,935 male · 4,046 female
Households
2,100
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
49.9%
above Koraput block's villages (48.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,028
below Koraput block's villages (1,066)
Children aged 0–6
1,211
15.2% of residents
Workers
2,987
37.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
685 (8.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
4,386 (55.0%)

What the 2,987 workers did

  • Cultivators238 (8.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers68 (2.3%)
  • Household industry33 (1.1%)
  • Other work1,247 (41.7%)
  • Marginal workers1,401 (46.9%)

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 Litiguda

How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 35 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 7
  • Middle school0 of 7
  • Secondary school0 of 7
  • Senior secondary school0 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre1 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes2 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road7 of 7
  • Public bus1 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
  • Weekly haat0 of 7
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
0
Secondary schools
0
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), 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

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