Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
Pusuguda gram panchayat
Pusuguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,042 people in 893 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,042
- Literacy
- 44.7%
- Area
- 15.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120034
Villages of Pusuguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mpv - 55 | 193 | 932 | 77.4% | 59% | 0% |
| Peta | 157 | 635 | 21.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Uruballi | 133 | 598 | 35.7% | 1% | 99% |
| Pusuguda | 107 | 439 | 31.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Kushanapaly | 83 | 354 | 22.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Mpv - 78 | 65 | 354 | 68.4% | 67% | 0% |
| Goreshpalli | 67 | 271 | 25.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Mukanpalli | 48 | 230 | 17.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Mpv - 57 | 40 | 229 | 67.6% | 50% | 0% |
| Musiguda | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pusuguda Rf | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rambharam | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sunabeda | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Pusuguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,042
- 1,973 male · 2,069 female
- Households
- 893
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.7%
- below Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,049
- above Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 764
- 18.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,064
- 51.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 908 (22.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,519 (62.3%)
What the 2,064 workers did
- Cultivators828 (40.1%)
- Agricultural labourers74 (3.6%)
- Household industry1 (0.0%)
- Other work43 (2.1%)
- Marginal workers1,118 (54.2%)
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 Pusuguda
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 15 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 43% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes2 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Til (9), Ground Nuts (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 Kalimela block
- Badili
- Bhejangiwada
- Bhubanpalli
- Bodigetta
- Chintalwada
- Chitrangapalli
- Gompakunda
- Gumuka
- Kangurukunda
- Koimetla
- Lugel
- Maharajapalli
- Malavaram
- Mandapalli
- Manyamkunda
- Mottu
- Nalagunthi
- Tandbai
- Telerai
- Tigal
- Venkatapallam
- kALIMELA
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