Gram panchayat · Samakhunta block · Mayurbhanj
Kuchilaghati gram panchayat
Kuchilaghati is a gram panchayat (village council) in Samakhunta block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 3,848 people in 917 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bangriposi assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 3,848
- Literacy
- 47.2%
- Area
- 22.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120336
Villages of Kuchilaghati
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govindchandrapur | 175 | 698 | 59.0% | 0% | 90% |
| Godipokhari | 142 | 604 | 57.2% | 0% | 75% |
| Kochilaghaty | 108 | 505 | 48.6% | 0% | 91% |
| Jhinei | 110 | 484 | 34.8% | 0% | 96% |
| Tarajodi | 103 | 469 | 51.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Kakarpani | 76 | 332 | 48.6% | 0% | 87% |
| Khasadiha | 62 | 242 | 39.3% | 0% | 83% |
| Jogendradasjot | 67 | 237 | 6.2% | 3% | 85% |
| Jungle Block | 31 | 131 | 39.2% | 0% | 95% |
| Pithabata | 19 | 61 | 66.0% | 0% | 59% |
| Lulung | 15 | 57 | 48.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Krushnachandrapur | 9 | 28 | 30.0% | 0% | 89% |
| Champagarh | 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 Kuchilaghati
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,848
- 1,923 male · 1,925 female
- Households
- 917
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 47.2%
- below Samakhunta block's villages (58.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- about the same as Samakhunta block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 606
- 15.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,240
- 58.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 8 (0.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,399 (88.3%)
What the 2,240 workers did
- Cultivators215 (9.6%)
- Agricultural labourers486 (21.7%)
- Household industry53 (2.4%)
- Other work144 (6.4%)
- Marginal workers1,342 (59.9%)
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 Kuchilaghati
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 22 km², 9% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 12
- Middle school1 of 12
- Secondary school0 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre9 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump11 of 12
- Electricity for homes1 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Samakhunta block
- Balidiha
- Baunsabilla
- Bhaluki
- Gundihudi
- Kalapathar
- Kendua
- Khandia
- Mahulia
- Paikabasa
- Rangamatia
- Samakhunta
- Sindurgoura
- Sirishbani
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