Gram panchayat · Khairaput block · Malkangiri
Podaghat gram panchayat
Podaghat is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khairaput block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,188 people in 1,171 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chitrakonda assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,188
- Literacy
- 45.6%
- Area
- 35.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119957
Villages of Podaghat
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puspalli | 492 | 2,094 | 47.2% | 13% | 84% |
| Podaghat | 335 | 1,552 | 36.9% | 2% | 98% |
| Sikhapalli | 282 | 1,292 | 50.7% | 1% | 95% |
| Amlabhata | 62 | 250 | 56.1% | 2% | 98% |
| Kharapalli | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Podaghat
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,188
- 2,610 male · 2,578 female
- Households
- 1,171
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.6%
- below Khairaput block's villages (47.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 988
- below Khairaput block's villages (1,071)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,085
- 20.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,743
- 52.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 329 (6.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,755 (91.7%)
What the 2,743 workers did
- Cultivators1,084 (39.5%)
- Agricultural labourers536 (19.5%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work46 (1.7%)
- Marginal workers1,075 (39.2%)
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 Podaghat
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 35 km², 44% of it sown with crops and 41% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 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 centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Jawar (4), Til (2), Ragi (2).
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 Khairaput block
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