Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Pukali gram panchayat
Pukali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,385 people in 1,383 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,385
- Literacy
- 39.3%
- Area
- 20.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119908
Villages of Pukali
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukali | 699 | 2,678 | 42.8% | 14% | 46% |
| Phattu(Patu) | 284 | 1,136 | 36.0% | 11% | 29% |
| Sankar | 232 | 879 | 42.3% | 0% | 78% |
| Guntha | 168 | 692 | 27.2% | 0% | 68% |
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 Pukali
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,385
- 2,574 male · 2,811 female
- Households
- 1,383
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.3%
- above Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,092
- above Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 862
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,009
- 55.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 499 (9.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,719 (50.5%)
What the 3,009 workers did
- Cultivators1,289 (42.8%)
- Agricultural labourers409 (13.6%)
- Household industry6 (0.2%)
- Other work179 (5.9%)
- Marginal workers1,126 (37.4%)
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 Pukali
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 21 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (4), Paddy (4), Vegetable (3), Vegetables (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
- Petteru
- Pottangi
- Ralegada
- Sambai
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pukali? Share it with us.