Gram panchayat · Chitrakonda block · Malkangiri
Populur gram panchayat
Populur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 2,939 people in 676 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 2,939
- Literacy
- 31.0%
- Area
- 10 km²
- LGD code
- 119945
Villages of Populur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naguluru | 105 | 485 | 38.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Petal | 90 | 432 | 25.9% | 0% | 94% |
| Papulur | 107 | 417 | 50.6% | 3% | 91% |
| Sanapapulur | 102 | 391 | 21.0% | 2% | 98% |
| Brundamamedi | 64 | 335 | 47.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Jalagulur | 41 | 190 | 5.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Jadaput | 48 | 173 | 33.3% | 0% | 99% |
| Kamalpur | 40 | 160 | 24.4% | 3% | 94% |
| Kamalapadar | 22 | 110 | 20.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Muraliguda | 19 | 69 | 34.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Somanathpur | 14 | 66 | 4.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sadar | 10 | 57 | 2.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sundarpalli | 14 | 54 | 9.5% | 100% | 0% |
| Pulusumamadi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Populur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,939
- 1,439 male · 1,500 female
- Households
- 676
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 31.0%
- below Chitrakonda block's villages (34.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,042
- below Chitrakonda block's villages (1,056)
- Children aged 0–6
- 590
- 20.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,690
- 57.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 79 (2.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,407 (81.9%)
What the 1,690 workers did
- Cultivators757 (44.8%)
- Agricultural labourers86 (5.1%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work19 (1.1%)
- Marginal workers828 (49.0%)
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 Populur
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 10 km², 46% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 13
- Middle school1 of 13
- Secondary school0 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre6 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes0 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 13
- Weekly haat1 of 13
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Chitrakonda block
- Andrapalli
- Badapada
- Badapadar
- Chitrakonda
- Dhuliput
- Doraguda
- Gajalmamudi
- Gunthawada
- Jantri
- Jodamba
- Kapatuti
- Kurumanuru
- Nuaguda
- Panasput
- Papermetla
- Ralegada
- Tunnel-camp
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