Gram panchayat · Nandapur block · Koraput
Kasandi gram panchayat
Kasandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nandapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 3,598 people in 997 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 3,598
- Literacy
- 28.5%
- Area
- 21.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119877
Villages of Kasandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalari | 173 | 608 | 17.2% | 38% | 58% |
| Kasandi | 133 | 545 | 40.1% | 33% | 33% |
| Mangrel | 111 | 363 | 40.8% | 4% | 60% |
| Darangaba | 84 | 360 | 50.3% | 0% | 97% |
| Billaput | 110 | 359 | 23.8% | 3% | 91% |
| Dabba | 99 | 348 | 23.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Rurichuan | 83 | 298 | 22.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Adra | 69 | 242 | 23.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Reraput | 51 | 183 | 15.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Similiput | 33 | 121 | 13.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Baghragura | 22 | 66 | 10.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Nuaput | 16 | 64 | 35.4% | 0% | 77% |
| Bhalugura | 13 | 41 | 42.9% | 0% | 56% |
| Solapguda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| `Dhorakhandi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dabaguda | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Kasandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,598
- 1,792 male · 1,806 female
- Households
- 997
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 28.5%
- below Nandapur block's villages (41.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,008
- below Nandapur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 617
- 17.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,413
- 67.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 440 (12.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,684 (74.6%)
What the 2,413 workers did
- Cultivators1,479 (61.3%)
- Agricultural labourers106 (4.4%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work42 (1.7%)
- Marginal workers782 (32.4%)
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 Kasandi
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 21 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 13
- Middle school5 of 13
- Secondary school0 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre12 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes0 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (13), Paddy (13), Niger Seeds (8), Vegetable (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 Nandapur block
- Attanda
- Badel
- Balda
- Bheja
- Bilaput
- Chatua
- Golluru
- Hatibari
- Hikimput
- K Hinbar
- Khemunduguda
- Khurji
- Kulabir
- Kularsing
- Malibelgaon
- Nandaka
- Nandapur
- Padua
- Panthulung
- Parajabedapada
- Raising
- Thuba
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