Gram panchayat · Malkangiri block · Malkangiri
Pedakunda gram panchayat
Pedakunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Malkangiri block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,549 people in 790 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,549
- Literacy
- 51.0%
- Area
- 27.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120001
Villages of Pedakunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedakonda | 669 | 3,082 | 52.4% | 32% | 62% |
| Mongo | 121 | 467 | 42.6% | 0% | 86% |
| Durumaguda | 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 Pedakunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,549
- 1,690 male · 1,859 female
- Households
- 790
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 51.0%
- above Malkangiri block's villages (46.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,100
- above Malkangiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 642
- 18.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,979
- 55.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 998 (28.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,306 (65.0%)
What the 1,979 workers did
- Cultivators952 (48.1%)
- Agricultural labourers46 (2.3%)
- Household industry132 (6.7%)
- Other work67 (3.4%)
- Marginal workers782 (39.5%)
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 Pedakunda
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 3 villages cover 27 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 26% 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-centre1 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 road0 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 haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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
- Gorakhunta
- Goudaguda
- Jharapalli
- Markapalli
- Matapaka
- Padmagiri
- Pandripani
- 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 Pedakunda? Share it with us.