Gram panchayat · Chitrakonda block · Malkangiri
Papermetla gram panchayat
Papermetla is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 25 villages, home to 5,122 people in 1,126 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 25
- Population (2011)
- 5,122
- Literacy
- 27.5%
- Area
- 52.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119990
Villages of Papermetla
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papermenta | 111 | 570 | 21.9% | 7% | 93% |
| Bhimaram | 97 | 465 | 42.0% | 9% | 80% |
| Jantapai | 97 | 404 | 45.5% | 15% | 85% |
| Kuniguda | 89 | 393 | 21.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Nuadoliamb | 66 | 311 | 60.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Dudhapalli | 52 | 280 | 8.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Bidarpakhana | 61 | 273 | 22.3% | 73% | 1% |
| Nuaguda | 48 | 236 | 17.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Nuaguda | 57 | 231 | 17.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Lochapani | 56 | 230 | 34.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Tentaguda | 51 | 207 | 41.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Hantalguda | 40 | 201 | 4.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Tentuliguda | 40 | 163 | 13.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Purulubandha | 34 | 160 | 28.2% | 59% | 41% |
| Gandhiguda | 35 | 152 | 46.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Kadalibandha | 30 | 137 | 0.0% | 1% | 99% |
| Katapali | 26 | 120 | 11.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Rampur | 32 | 111 | 25.0% | 55% | 43% |
| Totaguda | 30 | 110 | 6.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Jamujodi | 23 | 107 | 21.1% | 0% | 93% |
| Ramaguda | 18 | 98 | 18.8% | 0% | 68% |
| Lauguda | 19 | 95 | 23.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Luharam | 8 | 42 | 16.1% | 0% | 95% |
| Chintalori | 6 | 26 | 52.4% | 15% | 85% |
| Giringiwada | 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 Papermetla
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,122
- 2,561 male · 2,561 female
- Households
- 1,126
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 27.5%
- below Chitrakonda block's villages (34.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,000
- below Chitrakonda block's villages (1,056)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,064
- 20.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,971
- 58.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 500 (9.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,449 (86.9%)
What the 2,971 workers did
- Cultivators1,949 (65.6%)
- Agricultural labourers260 (8.8%)
- Household industry12 (0.4%)
- Other work20 (0.7%)
- Marginal workers730 (24.6%)
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 Papermetla
How many of the 24 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 25 villages cover 52 km², 14% of it sown with crops and 31% forest.
Education
- Primary school20 of 24
- Middle school6 of 24
- Secondary school2 of 24
- Senior secondary school0 of 24
- Degree college0 of 24
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 24
- Health sub-centre1 of 24
- Anganwadi centre11 of 24
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 24
- Hand pump24 of 24
- Electricity for homes0 of 24
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 24
- Public bus0 of 24
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 24
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 24
- Commercial bank0 of 24
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 24
- Weekly haat0 of 24
- Primary schools
- 20
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (24), Pulses (16), Mango, Tamarind (8), Tamarind (6), Mango (5), Ragi (4), Maize (2), Mango, Ragi (1). Handicrafts: Bamboo Products (11), Bamboo Crafts (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 Chitrakonda block
- Andrapalli
- Badapada
- Badapadar
- Chitrakonda
- Dhuliput
- Doraguda
- Gajalmamudi
- Gunthawada
- Jantri
- Jodamba
- Kapatuti
- Kurumanuru
- Nuaguda
- Panasput
- Populur
- Ralegada
- Tunnel-camp
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