Gram panchayat · Malkangiri block · Malkangiri
Challanguda gram panchayat
Challanguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Malkangiri block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 5,809 people in 1,325 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 5,809
- Literacy
- 44.4%
- Area
- 66.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119960
Villages of Challanguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titiberi | 261 | 1,126 | 17.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Gondhipali | 220 | 943 | 67.0% | 22% | 64% |
| Bankiguda | 193 | 893 | 65.1% | 51% | 48% |
| Chalanguda | 130 | 668 | 53.5% | 11% | 72% |
| Nuaguda | 109 | 458 | 66.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Alur | 118 | 443 | 29.4% | 1% | 97% |
| Dongaskhal | 104 | 421 | 22.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Dadiguda | 84 | 418 | 39.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Singalguda | 34 | 135 | 26.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Talapadar | 26 | 106 | 8.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Chalanpoda | 15 | 74 | 23.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Rengabandha | 18 | 73 | 13.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Rejarguda | 13 | 51 | 32.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Duruaguda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Shyamnagar (MV 4) | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Challanguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,809
- 2,843 male · 2,966 female
- Households
- 1,325
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.4%
- below Malkangiri block's villages (46.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,043
- about the same as Malkangiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,029
- 17.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,488
- 60.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 746 (12.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,802 (82.7%)
What the 3,488 workers did
- Cultivators1,821 (52.2%)
- Agricultural labourers455 (13.0%)
- Household industry4 (0.1%)
- Other work71 (2.0%)
- Marginal workers1,137 (32.6%)
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 Challanguda
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 67 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 45% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 13
- Middle school3 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre2 of 13
- Anganwadi centre11 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes3 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Malkangiri block
- Birlaxmanpur
- Gangala
- Gorakhunta
- Goudaguda
- Jharapalli
- Markapalli
- Matapaka
- Padmagiri
- Pandripani
- Pedakunda
- Pedawada
- Serpalli
- Sikhapalli
- Sindrimal
- Tamasa
- Tandapalli
- Tandiki
- Udupa
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