Gram panchayat · Bijatala block · Mayurbhanj
Luhasila gram panchayat
Luhasila is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bijatala block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,737 people in 842 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Saraskana assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,737
- Literacy
- 61.2%
- Area
- 12.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120135
Villages of Luhasila
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luhasila | 139 | 679 | 67.4% | 18% | 77% |
| Jamda | 161 | 640 | 66.4% | 1% | 66% |
| Dalki | 116 | 623 | 71.8% | 0% | 96% |
| Kakudiruma | 122 | 518 | 50.3% | 1% | 99% |
| Patpur | 109 | 497 | 64.7% | 1% | 93% |
| Betjharan | 76 | 331 | 36.8% | 0% | 97% |
| Balarampur | 74 | 280 | 57.4% | 21% | 72% |
| Kalajhari | 38 | 135 | 52.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Sijuhill | 7 | 34 | 30.4% | 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 Luhasila
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,737
- 1,784 male · 1,953 female
- Households
- 842
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.2%
- above Bijatala block's villages (55.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,095
- above Bijatala block's villages (1,040)
- Children aged 0–6
- 547
- 14.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,856
- 49.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 195 (5.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,208 (85.8%)
What the 1,856 workers did
- Cultivators576 (31.0%)
- Agricultural labourers594 (32.0%)
- Household industry50 (2.7%)
- Other work106 (5.7%)
- Marginal workers530 (28.6%)
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 Luhasila
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 12 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 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 pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes5 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Maize (7). Handicrafts: Leaf Plates (7).
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 Bijatala block
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