Gram panchayat · Kuliana block · Mayurbhanj

Kuchei gram panchayat

Kuchei is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kuliana block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 21 villages, home to 7,223 people in 1,590 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bangriposi assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 21
Population (2011): 7,223
Literacy: 68.3%
Area: 12 km²
LGD code: 120253

Villages of Kuchei

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Darkholi	417	1,729	67.1%	3%	60%
Badjunbani	181	1,198	74.8%	3%	90%
Angargadia	166	748	63.1%	30%	60%
Khadibani	139	593	61.5%	38%	38%
Padhiaripur	114	477	72.1%	22%	37%
Kuchei	113	411	68.7%	22%	17%
Jasaibad	107	409	63.6%	26%	23%
ASanJoda	51	376	83.0%	3%	97%
Saradiha	76	326	61.4%	7%	67%
Santisole	50	225	66.3%	0%	95%
Aniapal	42	179	65.9%	0%	69%
Duvia	41	161	62.9%	29%	70%
Dimpal	35	135	64.0%	0%	100%
Panasbeda	27	118	71.7%	0%	81%
Jogadihasamil jhatikaram	16	69	64.2%	0%	87%
Manasmundia	13	53	72.3%	0%	0%
Jambhiripal	2	16	81.8%	100%	0%
Arjunia	0	0	–	–	–
Chelinendi	0	0	–	–	–
Jhagadidimpal	0	0	–	–	–
Pachapani	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 Kuchei

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 7,223; 3,398 male · 3,825 female
Households: 1,590; about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 68.3%; above Kuliana block's villages (62.3%)
Females per 1,000 males: 1,126; above Kuliana block's villages (995)
Children aged 0–6: 900; 12.5% of residents
Workers: 2,791; 38.6% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 934 (12.9%)
Scheduled Tribes: 4,462 (61.8%)

What the 2,791 workers did

Cultivators199 (7.1%)
Agricultural labourers336 (12.0%)
Household industry41 (1.5%)
Other work952 (34.1%)
Marginal workers1,263 (45.3%)

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 Kuchei

How many of the 17 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 21 villages cover 12 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.

Education

Primary school10 of 17
Middle school7 of 17
Secondary school4 of 17
Senior secondary school0 of 17
Degree college0 of 17

Health

Primary health centre0 of 17
Health sub-centre1 of 17
Anganwadi centre14 of 17

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 17
Hand pump17 of 17
Electricity for homes15 of 17

Roads & transport

All-weather road13 of 17
Public bus0 of 17
Mobile phone coverage16 of 17

Services

Post office or sub post office4 of 17
Commercial bank0 of 17
Ration (PDS) shop2 of 17
Weekly haat3 of 17

Primary schools: 15
Middle schools: 11
Secondary schools: 6
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Vegetables (16), Pulses (8), Ground Nuts (2), Black Gram, Maize (1), Black Gram (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

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