Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
Lugel gram panchayat
Lugel is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 8,229 people in 1,894 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 8,229
- Literacy
- 57.7%
- Area
- 27.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119940
Villages of Lugel
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugel | 619 | 2,525 | 67.5% | 63% | 17% |
| Krushnanagar | 492 | 2,190 | 62.4% | 77% | 0% |
| Basantinagar | 424 | 1,983 | 54.8% | 58% | 0% |
| Phulkonkonda | 359 | 1,531 | 38.8% | 32% | 54% |
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 Lugel
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,229
- 4,031 male · 4,198 female
- Households
- 1,894
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.7%
- above Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,041
- above Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,438
- 17.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,802
- 46.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,916 (59.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,270 (15.4%)
What the 3,802 workers did
- Cultivators2,113 (55.6%)
- Agricultural labourers448 (11.8%)
- Household industry16 (0.4%)
- Other work223 (5.9%)
- Marginal workers1,002 (26.4%)
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 Lugel
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 28 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 50% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ground Nuts (4), Til (4).
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
- Maharajapalli
- Malavaram
- Mandapalli
- Manyamkunda
- Mottu
- Nalagunthi
- Pusuguda
- Tandbai
- Telerai
- Tigal
- Venkatapallam
- kALIMELA
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