Gram panchayat · Podia block · Malkangiri
Girkanpalli gram panchayat
Girkanpalli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Podia block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,490 people in 984 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 4,490
- Literacy
- 54.8%
- Area
- 21.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119933
Villages of Girkanpalli
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murubanpali | 434 | 1,905 | 63.6% | 56% | 28% |
| Girikanpali | 352 | 1,555 | 45.5% | 3% | 77% |
| M.p.v.-56 | 198 | 1,030 | 52.4% | 48% | 13% |
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 Girkanpalli
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,490
- 2,162 male · 2,328 female
- Households
- 984
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.8%
- above Podia block's villages (44.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,077
- above Podia block's villages (1,031)
- Children aged 0–6
- 779
- 17.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,161
- 48.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,598 (35.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,861 (41.4%)
What the 2,161 workers did
- Cultivators906 (41.9%)
- Agricultural labourers81 (3.7%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work92 (4.3%)
- Marginal workers1,078 (49.9%)
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 Girkanpalli
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 22 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 23% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes2 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Podia block
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