Gram panchayat · Malkangiri block · Malkangiri
Gorakhunta gram panchayat
Gorakhunta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Malkangiri block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,016 people in 894 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,016
- Literacy
- 43.7%
- Area
- 22.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119965
Villages of Gorakhunta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurakhunta | 698 | 3,164 | 42.1% | 35% | 55% |
| Ponarguda | 196 | 852 | 49.4% | 30% | 41% |
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 Gorakhunta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,016
- 1,934 male · 2,082 female
- Households
- 894
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 43.7%
- below Malkangiri block's villages (46.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,077
- above Malkangiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 750
- 18.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,958
- 48.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,374 (34.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,075 (51.7%)
What the 1,958 workers did
- Cultivators936 (47.8%)
- Agricultural labourers155 (7.9%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work150 (7.7%)
- Marginal workers712 (36.4%)
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 Gorakhunta
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 23 km², 11% of it sown with crops and 24% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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
- Challanguda
- Gangala
- Goudaguda
- Jharapalli
- Markapalli
- Matapaka
- Padmagiri
- Pandripani
- Pedakunda
- Pedawada
- Serpalli
- Sikhapalli
- Sindrimal
- Tamasa
- Tandapalli
- Tandiki
- Udupa
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gorakhunta? Share it with us.