Gram panchayat · Kuliana block · Mayurbhanj
Gangraj gram panchayat
Gangraj is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kuliana block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 5,321 people in 1,258 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bangriposi assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 5,321
- Literacy
- 74.0%
- Area
- 5.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120248
Villages of Gangraj
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangiam | 278 | 1,154 | 74.1% | 52% | 36% |
| Gangraj | 219 | 1,024 | 69.4% | 3% | 48% |
| Raghunathganj | 222 | 933 | 83.8% | 15% | 29% |
| Sanjunbani | 145 | 652 | 70.3% | 0% | 71% |
| Salugadia | 153 | 607 | 69.8% | 17% | 67% |
| Dahigan | 126 | 471 | 73.9% | 0% | 72% |
| Tumuda | 64 | 276 | 70.7% | 27% | 58% |
| Kanhupur | 34 | 120 | 98.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Kusumdiha | 7 | 33 | 20.0% | 0% | 61% |
| Kuadim | 4 | 20 | 58.8% | 0% | 80% |
| Kamardiha | 3 | 19 | 88.9% | 0% | 58% |
| Gaighati | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhutiapada | 1 | 5 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kadamgadia | 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 Gangraj
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,321
- 2,701 male · 2,620 female
- Households
- 1,258
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.0%
- above Kuliana block's villages (62.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- below Kuliana block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 578
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,830
- 34.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 941 (17.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,604 (48.9%)
What the 1,830 workers did
- Cultivators110 (6.0%)
- Agricultural labourers347 (19.0%)
- Household industry58 (3.2%)
- Other work829 (45.3%)
- Marginal workers486 (26.6%)
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 Gangraj
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 6 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 13
- Middle school4 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre6 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump11 of 13
- Electricity for homes11 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road13 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Vegetables (8). Handicrafts: Bamboo Products (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 Kuliana block
- Baiganbadia
- Bhagabanpur
- Chandua
- Dumurdiha
- Gendapokhari
- Goudaruma
- Keutunimari
- Kuabuda
- Kuchei
- Kuliana
- Marangtandi
- Nodhana
- Parulia
- Patihinja
- Purunapani
- Saragachhida
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gangraj? Share it with us.