Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Petteru gram panchayat
Petteru is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,417 people in 1,251 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,417
- Literacy
- 14.9%
- Area
- 25 km²
- LGD code
- 119906
Villages of Petteru
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandili | 802 | 3,517 | 12.9% | 6% | 64% |
| Peturu | 160 | 611 | 22.7% | 13% | 54% |
| Tedda | 118 | 495 | 21.4% | 3% | 53% |
| Mariguda | 89 | 436 | 24.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Bailiguda(Bahiliguda) | 82 | 358 | 1.9% | 0% | 51% |
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 Petteru
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,417
- 2,635 male · 2,782 female
- Households
- 1,251
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 14.9%
- below Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,056
- above Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 895
- 16.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,277
- 60.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 295 (5.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,449 (63.7%)
What the 3,277 workers did
- Cultivators1,967 (60.0%)
- Agricultural labourers436 (13.3%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work42 (1.3%)
- Marginal workers832 (25.4%)
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 Petteru
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 25 km², 41% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes1 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (5), Paddy (4), Zinger (3), Nizer (2), 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 Pottangi block
- Ampavalli
- Chandaka
- Deopattangi
- Gangarajpur
- Kotiya
- Maliput
- Nuagaon
- Pottangi
- Pukali
- Ralegada
- Sambai
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
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