Gram panchayat · Sukruli block · Mayurbhanj
Khiching gram panchayat
Khiching is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sukruli block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,559 people in 883 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jashipur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,559
- Literacy
- 71.6%
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120364
Villages of Khiching
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasi | 181 | 711 | 73.5% | 2% | 14% |
| Khiching | 182 | 684 | 77.0% | 22% | 70% |
| Jamdapal | 124 | 659 | 67.6% | 6% | 82% |
| Parbatipur | 140 | 563 | 63.7% | 0% | 77% |
| Pandabilla | 142 | 512 | 69.4% | 16% | 71% |
| Badamtalia | 78 | 282 | 81.6% | 0% | 2% |
| Khandiadar | 33 | 136 | 76.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Ghadeikudar | 3 | 12 | 45.5% | 0% | 25% |
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 Khiching
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,559
- 1,697 male · 1,862 female
- Households
- 883
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.6%
- above Sukruli block's villages (64.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,097
- above Sukruli block's villages (1,027)
- Children aged 0–6
- 470
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,578
- 44.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 294 (8.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,929 (54.2%)
What the 1,578 workers did
- Cultivators146 (9.3%)
- Agricultural labourers204 (12.9%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work244 (15.5%)
- Marginal workers982 (62.2%)
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 Khiching
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 9 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Maize (8), Vegetables (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 Sukruli block
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