Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
Gompakunda gram panchayat
Gompakunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,354 people in 1,199 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,354
- Literacy
- 50.9%
- Area
- 24.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119934
Villages of Gompakunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gampakonda | 421 | 1,956 | 58.9% | 43% | 40% |
| Potakhal | 282 | 1,170 | 61.3% | 33% | 33% |
| Iralgonda | 159 | 777 | 31.4% | 1% | 98% |
| Gagarmetla | 159 | 689 | 50.7% | 20% | 52% |
| Doraguda -G | 144 | 599 | 34.4% | 13% | 76% |
| Kanheiguda | 34 | 163 | 27.1% | 0% | 99% |
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 Gompakunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,354
- 2,701 male · 2,653 female
- Households
- 1,199
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 50.9%
- about the same as Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- below Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 890
- 16.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,288
- 42.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,444 (27.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,900 (54.2%)
What the 2,288 workers did
- Cultivators1,074 (46.9%)
- Agricultural labourers137 (6.0%)
- Household industry7 (0.3%)
- Other work147 (6.4%)
- Marginal workers923 (40.3%)
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 Gompakunda
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 25 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 23% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes2 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Kalimela block
- Badili
- Bhejangiwada
- Bhubanpalli
- Bodigetta
- Chintalwada
- Chitrangapalli
- Gumuka
- Kangurukunda
- Koimetla
- Lugel
- Maharajapalli
- Malavaram
- Mandapalli
- Manyamkunda
- Mottu
- Nalagunthi
- Pusuguda
- Tandbai
- Telerai
- Tigal
- Venkatapallam
- kALIMELA
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