Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
kALIMELA gram panchayat
kALIMELA is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 9,712 people in 2,244 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 9,712
- Literacy
- 69.2%
- Area
- 32.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119936
Villages of kALIMELA
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalimela | 1,969 | 8,602 | 72.6% | 45% | 22% |
| Ambaguda | 195 | 813 | 46.9% | 38% | 48% |
| Kotaguda | 80 | 297 | 28.8% | 1% | 98% |
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 kALIMELA
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,712
- 4,973 male · 4,739 female
- Households
- 2,244
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.2%
- above Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- below Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,354
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 4,197
- 43.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,196 (43.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,586 (26.6%)
What the 4,197 workers did
- Cultivators1,246 (29.7%)
- Agricultural labourers134 (3.2%)
- Household industry48 (1.1%)
- Other work1,631 (38.9%)
- Marginal workers1,138 (27.1%)
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 kALIMELA
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 33 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 25% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college1 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 road3 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank1 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- 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 Kalimela block
- Badili
- Bhejangiwada
- Bhubanpalli
- Bodigetta
- Chintalwada
- Chitrangapalli
- Gompakunda
- Gumuka
- Kangurukunda
- Koimetla
- Lugel
- Maharajapalli
- Malavaram
- Mandapalli
- Manyamkunda
- Mottu
- Nalagunthi
- Pusuguda
- Tandbai
- Telerai
- Tigal
- Venkatapallam
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