Gram panchayat · Kotpad block · Koraput
Chandili gram panchayat
Chandili is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kotpad block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 7,203 people in 1,801 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kotpad assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 7,203
- Literacy
- 52.5%
- Area
- 25.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119815
Villages of Chandili
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandili | 348 | 1,419 | 73.5% | 21% | 29% |
| Surli | 248 | 994 | 48.6% | 21% | 65% |
| Pirinji | 215 | 917 | 54.5% | 4% | 83% |
| Korlahandi | 221 | 863 | 44.7% | 15% | 53% |
| Erapalli | 188 | 735 | 46.2% | 5% | 79% |
| Lohonja | 113 | 470 | 44.2% | 48% | 39% |
| Potanar | 110 | 417 | 44.6% | 29% | 54% |
| Deuda | 101 | 411 | 50.1% | 40% | 42% |
| Birahandi | 100 | 322 | 60.0% | 42% | 55% |
| Birahandi | 65 | 274 | 22.8% | 4% | 93% |
| Piplahandi | 69 | 274 | 45.3% | 30% | 65% |
| Bikrampur | 23 | 107 | 41.4% | 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 Chandili
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,203
- 3,592 male · 3,611 female
- Households
- 1,801
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 52.5%
- above Kotpad block's villages (44.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,005
- below Kotpad block's villages (1,027)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,133
- 15.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,968
- 55.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,460 (20.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,137 (57.4%)
What the 3,968 workers did
- Cultivators580 (14.6%)
- Agricultural labourers512 (12.9%)
- Household industry19 (0.5%)
- Other work379 (9.6%)
- Marginal workers2,478 (62.4%)
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 Chandili
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 26 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 12
- Middle school10 of 12
- Secondary school8 of 12
- Senior secondary school5 of 12
- Degree college7 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre2 of 12
- Anganwadi centre11 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes11 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 12
- Weekly haat5 of 12
- Primary schools
- 23
- Middle schools
- 21
- Secondary schools
- 27
- Degree colleges
- 7
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Sugar Cane (4).
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 Kotpad block
- Batasona
- Bhansuli
- Bobeya
- Chatarla
- Chitra
- Dhamanahandi
- Ghumar
- Girla
- Guali
- Gumuda
- Kusumi
- Murthahandi
- S Utipadar
- S.b.nuagam
- Sadaranga
- Sargiguda
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