Gram panchayat · Malkangiri block · Malkangiri
Tamasa gram panchayat
Tamasa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Malkangiri block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,324 people in 1,354 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,324
- Literacy
- 59.5%
- Area
- 18.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120005
Villages of Tamasa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dariguda | 369 | 1,804 | 45.7% | 62% | 28% |
| Jaganathpali (M.V.-7) | 365 | 1,662 | 87.5% | 89% | 3% |
| Thakurpalli(M.V-3) | 251 | 1,118 | 44.4% | 7% | 92% |
| Rabindranagar(M.V-8) | 215 | 941 | 70.5% | 92% | 0% |
| Tamasa | 154 | 799 | 32.9% | 5% | 94% |
| Bailapari | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Tamasa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,324
- 3,283 male · 3,041 female
- Households
- 1,354
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.5%
- above Malkangiri block's villages (46.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 926
- below Malkangiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,048
- 16.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,954
- 46.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,586 (56.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,346 (37.1%)
What the 2,954 workers did
- Cultivators1,289 (43.6%)
- Agricultural labourers152 (5.1%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work375 (12.7%)
- Marginal workers1,130 (38.3%)
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 Tamasa
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 19 km², 23% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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
- Pedakunda
- Pedawada
- Serpalli
- Sikhapalli
- Sindrimal
- Tandapalli
- Tandiki
- Udupa
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