Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Kotiya gram panchayat
Kotiya is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 28 villages, home to 7,743 people in 1,814 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 28
- Population (2011)
- 7,743
- Literacy
- 21.0%
- Area
- 11.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119903
Villages of Kotiya
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuria(Turia) | 411 | 1,611 | 29.9% | 3% | 84% |
| Kotiya | 129 | 797 | 54.6% | 3% | 96% |
| Ganjaipadar | 183 | 790 | 10.8% | 2% | 96% |
| Talakanti | 145 | 577 | 10.8% | 3% | 97% |
| Borabandha(Barabandha) | 132 | 498 | 14.2% | 0% | 98% |
| Tadivalsa | 101 | 425 | 18.1% | 0% | 5% |
| Mathalambo(Matlamba) | 72 | 284 | 22.2% | 0% | 98% |
| Phagunsenary | 71 | 277 | 23.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Markar | 56 | 248 | 3.1% | 2% | 2% |
| Doliamba | 43 | 224 | 6.2% | 3% | 96% |
| Harmandangi | 51 | 203 | 3.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Dhulipadar | 49 | 201 | 3.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Phattusenary | 39 | 171 | 5.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Uppersembi | 38 | 161 | 3.3% | 1% | 99% |
| Konadora | 35 | 158 | 25.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Paniki | 34 | 141 | 2.7% | 0% | 96% |
| Ranasingi | 32 | 132 | 8.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Salapguda | 27 | 131 | 21.3% | 2% | 95% |
| Narlavalasa(Nardavalasa) | 30 | 124 | 19.0% | 3% | 15% |
| Gumelpadar | 26 | 118 | 33.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Soliamari | 24 | 113 | 24.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Talasembi | 20 | 91 | 13.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Katraguda | 24 | 84 | 13.0% | 14% | 79% |
| Simageda | 18 | 80 | 1.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Arjuvalsa | 16 | 79 | 24.6% | 0% | 16% |
| Barnapadu | 3 | 10 | 11.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Sidivalsa | 3 | 10 | 16.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Mahipani | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kotiya
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,743
- 3,758 male · 3,985 female
- Households
- 1,814
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 21.0%
- below Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,060
- above Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,468
- 19.0% of residents
- Workers
- 4,355
- 56.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 136 (1.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6,523 (84.2%)
What the 4,355 workers did
- Cultivators1,605 (36.9%)
- Agricultural labourers658 (15.1%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work104 (2.4%)
- Marginal workers1,988 (45.6%)
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 Kotiya
How many of the 28 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 28 villages cover 12 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school23 of 28
- Middle school8 of 28
- Secondary school3 of 28
- Senior secondary school0 of 28
- Degree college0 of 28
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 28
- Health sub-centre2 of 28
- Anganwadi centre25 of 28
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 28
- Hand pump10 of 28
- Electricity for homes17 of 28
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 28
- Public bus0 of 28
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 28
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 28
- Commercial bank0 of 28
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 28
- Weekly haat0 of 28
- Primary schools
- 26
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (28), Paddy (28), Zinger (26), Nizer (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
- Chandaka
- Deopattangi
- Gangarajpur
- Maliput
- Nuagaon
- Petteru
- Pottangi
- Pukali
- Ralegada
- Sambai
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
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