Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Chandaka gram panchayat
Chandaka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,036 people in 1,303 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,036
- Literacy
- 28.8%
- Area
- 18.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119900
Villages of Chandaka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraja | 638 | 3,049 | 26.6% | 2% | 73% |
| Chandaka | 308 | 1,246 | 34.0% | 18% | 34% |
| Gugaguda | 131 | 762 | 29.8% | 2% | 92% |
| Pangiguda | 153 | 661 | 27.2% | 0% | 87% |
| Dalapatiguda | 41 | 195 | 30.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Kodovalsa | 32 | 123 | 28.4% | 2% | 96% |
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 Chandaka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,036
- 3,057 male · 2,979 female
- Households
- 1,303
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 28.8%
- below Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- below Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,099
- 18.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,306
- 54.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 297 (4.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,232 (70.1%)
What the 3,306 workers did
- Cultivators1,533 (46.4%)
- Agricultural labourers82 (2.5%)
- Household industry3 (0.1%)
- Other work72 (2.2%)
- Marginal workers1,616 (48.9%)
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 Chandaka
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 19 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes2 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (6), Paddy (6), Vegetable (2), Nizer (2), Zinger (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 Pottangi block
- Ampavalli
- Deopattangi
- Gangarajpur
- Kotiya
- Maliput
- Nuagaon
- Petteru
- Pottangi
- Pukali
- Ralegada
- Sambai
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
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