Gram panchayat · Malkangiri block · Malkangiri
Gangala gram panchayat
Gangala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Malkangiri block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,371 people in 946 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,371
- Literacy
- 48.6%
- Area
- 21.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119995
Villages of Gangala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangala | 317 | 1,558 | 52.6% | 29% | 59% |
| Adamunda | 270 | 1,202 | 41.3% | 6% | 90% |
| Dengaguda | 212 | 911 | 47.0% | 7% | 93% |
| Bayanaikguda | 147 | 700 | 53.7% | 0% | 63% |
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 Gangala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,371
- 2,096 male · 2,275 female
- Households
- 946
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 48.6%
- above Malkangiri block's villages (46.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,085
- above Malkangiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 891
- 20.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,252
- 51.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 594 (13.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,293 (75.3%)
What the 2,252 workers did
- Cultivators944 (41.9%)
- Agricultural labourers94 (4.2%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work102 (4.5%)
- Marginal workers1,110 (49.3%)
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 Gangala
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 22 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 37% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 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) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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
- Challanguda
- Gorakhunta
- 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 Gangala? Share it with us.