Gram panchayat · Semiliguda block · Koraput
Upparkanti gram panchayat
Upparkanti is a gram panchayat (village council) in Semiliguda block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 2,344 people in 624 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 2,344
- Literacy
- 26.6%
- Area
- 12.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119928
Villages of Upparkanti
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uparkanti | 192 | 821 | 33.1% | 4% | 91% |
| Tankubeda | 178 | 593 | 21.7% | 4% | 95% |
| Hirtunipodar | 95 | 320 | 21.5% | 0% | 95% |
| Sendheri | 70 | 304 | 26.5% | 1% | 98% |
| Gichamanjari | 57 | 178 | 16.8% | 4% | 91% |
| Chintalmanjari | 32 | 128 | 34.0% | 1% | 97% |
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 Upparkanti
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,344
- 1,031 male · 1,313 female
- Households
- 624
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 26.6%
- below Semiliguda block's villages (45.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,274
- above Semiliguda block's villages (1,031)
- Children aged 0–6
- 413
- 17.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,466
- 62.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 70 (3.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,198 (93.8%)
What the 1,466 workers did
- Cultivators1,016 (69.3%)
- Agricultural labourers20 (1.4%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work18 (1.2%)
- Marginal workers412 (28.1%)
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 Upparkanti
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 12 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school1 of 6
- Secondary school0 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 homes0 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Ragi (5), Niger (4), Vegetables (1), Til (1), Vegitable (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 Semiliguda block
- Charangul
- Dolaiguda
- Dudhari
- Gunthaput
- Hataguda
- Khudi
- Kunduli
- Pakjhola
- Parajamuthai
- Pitaguda
- R Ajpalma
- Rajput
- Renga
- Sadam
- Sorispadar
- Subai
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