Gram panchayat · Gopabandhunagar block · Mayurbhanj
Kuamara gram panchayat
Kuamara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gopabandhunagar block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 8,010 people in 1,915 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 8,010
- Literacy
- 60.0%
- Area
- 14.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120154
Villages of Kuamara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kudilakuamara | 484 | 2,188 | 51.5% | 17% | 44% |
| Uparkadada | 351 | 1,542 | 60.5% | 7% | 67% |
| Kusumiapatpur | 292 | 1,310 | 55.5% | 19% | 45% |
| Chilima | 315 | 1,243 | 65.6% | 21% | 40% |
| Sikidia | 212 | 746 | 68.1% | 5% | 36% |
| Talakadada | 171 | 622 | 77.8% | 32% | 0% |
| Patua | 77 | 305 | 61.1% | 23% | 41% |
| Kasibani | 12 | 48 | 22.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Bidyadharapur | 1 | 6 | 66.7% | 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 Kuamara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,010
- 3,984 male · 4,026 female
- Households
- 1,915
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.0%
- below Gopabandhunagar block's villages (65.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- about the same as Gopabandhunagar block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,066
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,549
- 44.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,304 (16.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,524 (44.0%)
What the 3,549 workers did
- Cultivators562 (15.8%)
- Agricultural labourers1,752 (49.4%)
- Household industry20 (0.6%)
- Other work362 (10.2%)
- Marginal workers853 (24.0%)
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 Kuamara
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, 82% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Vegetables (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 Gopabandhunagar block
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