Gram panchayat · Lamtaput block · Koraput
Chikenput gram panchayat
Chikenput is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lamtaput block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 2,610 people in 573 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 2,610
- Literacy
- 42.7%
- Area
- 28.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119843
Villages of Chikenput
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantriput | 167 | 653 | 29.8% | 17% | 43% |
| Sikral | 113 | 478 | 29.5% | 16% | 48% |
| Chikeniput | 23 | 448 | 93.7% | 10% | 79% |
| Kunjamba | 70 | 259 | 34.8% | 31% | 63% |
| Ganel | 58 | 210 | 46.9% | 30% | 58% |
| Mundaput | 44 | 191 | 22.9% | 2% | 95% |
| Suramal | 43 | 175 | 41.7% | 15% | 78% |
| Kodaput | 27 | 100 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kharasapada | 28 | 96 | 50.0% | 0% | 0% |
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 Chikenput
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,610
- 1,346 male · 1,264 female
- Households
- 573
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.7%
- above Lamtaput block's villages (41.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 939
- below Lamtaput block's villages (1,051)
- Children aged 0–6
- 494
- 18.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,325
- 50.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 407 (15.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,465 (56.1%)
What the 1,325 workers did
- Cultivators368 (27.8%)
- Agricultural labourers41 (3.1%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work26 (2.0%)
- Marginal workers890 (67.2%)
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 Chikenput
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 29 km², 6% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes1 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Lamtaput block
- Badigada
- Ballel
- Banamaliput
- Dabuguda
- Godihanjar
- Guneipada
- Jalahanjar
- Kumaragandhana
- Lamtaput
- Onkadelli
- Peta
- Thusuba
- Tikarpada
- Umbel
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chikenput? Share it with us.
