Gram panchayat · Laxmipur block · Koraput
Panchada gram panchayat
Panchada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Laxmipur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,179 people in 1,518 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,179
- Literacy
- 40.3%
- Area
- 42.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119864
Villages of Panchada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panchada | 705 | 3,092 | 44.6% | 22% | 65% |
| Kundar | 656 | 2,549 | 35.6% | 13% | 70% |
| Jodikhenda | 115 | 390 | 41.2% | 1% | 95% |
| Jhadipadar | 42 | 148 | 27.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Dengasilguda | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nuaguda | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Panchada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,179
- 3,094 male · 3,085 female
- Households
- 1,518
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.3%
- below Laxmipur block's villages (42.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 997
- below Laxmipur block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,005
- 16.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,933
- 47.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 990 (16.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,327 (70.0%)
What the 2,933 workers did
- Cultivators430 (14.7%)
- Agricultural labourers771 (26.3%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work308 (10.5%)
- Marginal workers1,416 (48.3%)
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 Panchada
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 43 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Laxmipur block
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