Gram panchayat · Laxmipur block · Koraput
Kusumguda gram panchayat
Kusumguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Laxmipur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,469 people in 1,024 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,469
- Literacy
- 45.0%
- Area
- 29.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119860
Villages of Kusumguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellar | 290 | 1,435 | 60.7% | 20% | 39% |
| Talachampi | 202 | 825 | 40.9% | 14% | 78% |
| Talakaipadar | 136 | 609 | 11.1% | 0% | 97% |
| Kusumguda | 133 | 607 | 71.3% | 9% | 61% |
| Kuchupar | 104 | 371 | 50.0% | 4% | 84% |
| Chhelibeda | 51 | 216 | 7.3% | 6% | 94% |
| Birijodi | 53 | 199 | 22.4% | 3% | 96% |
| Kurumuli | 39 | 141 | 22.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Kutalamari | 16 | 66 | 15.5% | 3% | 95% |
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 Kusumguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,469
- 2,246 male · 2,223 female
- Households
- 1,024
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.0%
- above Laxmipur block's villages (42.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 990
- below Laxmipur block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 637
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,989
- 44.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 493 (11.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,074 (68.8%)
What the 1,989 workers did
- Cultivators600 (30.2%)
- Agricultural labourers208 (10.5%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work458 (23.0%)
- Marginal workers719 (36.1%)
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 Kusumguda
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, 13% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes4 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 9
- Public bus2 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Ragi (1), Maize (1).
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 Laxmipur block
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