Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
Kangurukunda gram panchayat
Kangurukunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,598 people in 802 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,598
- Literacy
- 53.9%
- Area
- 5.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119937
Villages of Kangurukunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salamarikonda | 528 | 2,253 | 52.5% | 57% | 19% |
| Kangurkonda | 157 | 789 | 57.9% | 29% | 60% |
| Patakonda | 117 | 556 | 54.4% | 58% | 41% |
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 Kangurukunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,598
- 1,743 male · 1,855 female
- Households
- 802
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.9%
- above Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,064
- above Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 671
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,660
- 46.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,837 (51.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,139 (31.7%)
What the 1,660 workers did
- Cultivators876 (52.8%)
- Agricultural labourers159 (9.6%)
- Household industry31 (1.9%)
- Other work95 (5.7%)
- Marginal workers499 (30.1%)
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 Kangurukunda
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 5 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 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 bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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
- Koimetla
- Lugel
- Maharajapalli
- Malavaram
- Mandapalli
- Manyamkunda
- Mottu
- Nalagunthi
- Pusuguda
- Tandbai
- Telerai
- Tigal
- Venkatapallam
- kALIMELA
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