Gram panchayat · Kaptipada block · Mayurbhanj
Kalamgadia gram panchayat
Kalamgadia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,703 people in 1,471 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Karanjia assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,703
- Literacy
- 32.1%
- Area
- 71.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120201
Villages of Kalamgadia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dugudha | 424 | 2,128 | 32.9% | 0% | 87% |
| Kalamgadia | 262 | 1,237 | 48.7% | 7% | 73% |
| Kathachua | 226 | 1,225 | 32.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Gokulpur | 135 | 769 | 13.3% | 0% | 86% |
| Balichua | 123 | 726 | 36.3% | 0% | 97% |
| Sripadamanjaripur | 126 | 671 | 23.0% | 0% | 86% |
| Prafullachandrapur | 113 | 613 | 26.2% | 0% | 84% |
| Sukhuapata Hill | 62 | 334 | 21.9% | 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 Kalamgadia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,703
- 3,803 male · 3,900 female
- Households
- 1,471
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 32.1%
- below Kaptipada block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,026
- above Kaptipada block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,782
- 23.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,866
- 50.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 87 (1.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6,780 (88.0%)
What the 3,866 workers did
- Cultivators700 (18.1%)
- Agricultural labourers350 (9.1%)
- Household industry20 (0.5%)
- Other work168 (4.3%)
- Marginal workers2,628 (68.0%)
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 Kalamgadia
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 72 km², 19% of it sown with crops and 40% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes1 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus4 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 8
- Weekly haat3 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Kaptipada block
- Badbisole
- Badgudugudia
- Badkhaladi
- Chakradharpur
- Debla
- Dewanbahali
- Jadida
- Jambani
- Jayantipata-samil-jamdiha
- Jhinkpada
- Kaptipada
- Kolialam
- Labanyadeipur
- Majhigadia
- Mankadapada
- Notto
- Nudadiha
- Padmapokhari
- Pedagadi
- Pingu
- Ramchandrapur
- Ranipokhari
- Salchua
- Sarat
- Sardiha
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kalamgadia? Share it with us.