Gram panchayat · Lamtaput block · Koraput
Kumaragandhana gram panchayat
Kumaragandhana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lamtaput block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 4,515 people in 1,304 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 4,515
- Literacy
- 39.1%
- Area
- 44.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119848
Villages of Kumaragandhana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parajakhudubi | 207 | 737 | 29.6% | 13% | 87% |
| Paliba | 199 | 677 | 51.8% | 21% | 36% |
| Hatasuku | 187 | 657 | 43.5% | 37% | 62% |
| Kumargandhana | 120 | 427 | 54.5% | 25% | 36% |
| Lenjisuku | 120 | 376 | 15.7% | 7% | 88% |
| Kadamagura | 100 | 319 | 47.3% | 20% | 30% |
| Hariamunda | 73 | 285 | 17.2% | 0% | 16% |
| Hingeiput | 75 | 284 | 41.6% | 0% | 32% |
| Tiakanta | 68 | 200 | 46.2% | 29% | 71% |
| Balia | 54 | 191 | 53.1% | 0% | 36% |
| Dasaput | 51 | 181 | 30.9% | 4% | 93% |
| Malakhurubi | 50 | 181 | 25.7% | 28% | 66% |
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 Kumaragandhana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,515
- 2,180 male · 2,335 female
- Households
- 1,304
- about 3.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.1%
- below Lamtaput block's villages (41.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,071
- above Lamtaput block's villages (1,051)
- Children aged 0–6
- 699
- 15.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,877
- 63.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 785 (17.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,507 (55.5%)
What the 2,877 workers did
- Cultivators1,170 (40.7%)
- Agricultural labourers482 (16.8%)
- Household industry10 (0.3%)
- Other work141 (4.9%)
- Marginal workers1,074 (37.3%)
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 Kumaragandhana
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 45 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 12
- Middle school1 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school1 of 12
- Degree college1 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 homes0 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Ragi (10), Vegitable (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 Lamtaput block
- Badigada
- Ballel
- Banamaliput
- Chikenput
- Dabuguda
- Godihanjar
- Guneipada
- Jalahanjar
- Lamtaput
- Onkadelli
- Peta
- Thusuba
- Tikarpada
- Umbel
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