Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
Venkatapallam gram panchayat
Venkatapallam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,526 people in 1,017 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,526
- Literacy
- 54.3%
- Area
- 32.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119949
Villages of Venkatapallam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangipalli | 522 | 2,299 | 59.2% | 29% | 27% |
| Bhenkatapalli | 218 | 977 | 57.0% | 31% | 29% |
| Panimetla | 159 | 758 | 49.4% | 39% | 61% |
| Teliguda | 76 | 327 | 44.8% | 30% | 61% |
| Koyaguda | 42 | 165 | 8.6% | 0% | 100% |
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 Venkatapallam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,526
- 2,264 male · 2,262 female
- Households
- 1,017
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.3%
- above Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- about the same as Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 724
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,291
- 50.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,369 (30.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,730 (38.2%)
What the 2,291 workers did
- Cultivators802 (35.0%)
- Agricultural labourers115 (5.0%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work93 (4.1%)
- Marginal workers1,279 (55.8%)
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 Venkatapallam
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 32 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 31% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes2 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ground Nuts (1), Til (1).
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
- kALIMELA
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