Gram panchayat · Podia block · Malkangiri
Podia gram panchayat
Podia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Podia block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 7,676 people in 1,922 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 7,676
- Literacy
- 48.7%
- Area
- 50.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120033
Villages of Podia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podia | 1,379 | 5,570 | 57.7% | 37% | 29% |
| Kunchanpalli | 334 | 1,320 | 21.3% | 4% | 83% |
| Pamgeta | 113 | 415 | 29.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Venchanpalli | 96 | 371 | 22.1% | 0% | 100% |
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 Podia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,676
- 3,909 male · 3,767 female
- Households
- 1,922
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 48.7%
- above Podia block's villages (44.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- below Podia block's villages (1,031)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,105
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,731
- 48.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,084 (27.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,514 (45.8%)
What the 3,731 workers did
- Cultivators1,576 (42.2%)
- Agricultural labourers504 (13.5%)
- Household industry15 (0.4%)
- Other work378 (10.1%)
- Marginal workers1,258 (33.7%)
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 Podia
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 51 km², 30% of it sown with crops and 25% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 4
- Health sub-centre2 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes1 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 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 haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
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 Podia block
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