Gram panchayat · Dabugam block · Nabarangpur
Ghodakhunta gram panchayat
Ghodakhunta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dabugam block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,344 people in 1,452 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dabugam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,344
- Literacy
- 29.5%
- Area
- 28.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120437
Villages of Ghodakhunta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghodakhunta | 482 | 1,986 | 17.2% | 3% | 85% |
| Kuhukaguda | 280 | 1,316 | 34.2% | 2% | 95% |
| Kurupa | 226 | 959 | 31.7% | 15% | 78% |
| Mundibeda | 190 | 831 | 46.5% | 5% | 53% |
| Dongara | 170 | 779 | 34.3% | 3% | 55% |
| Majhiguda | 104 | 473 | 24.9% | 3% | 81% |
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 Ghodakhunta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,344
- 3,118 male · 3,226 female
- Households
- 1,452
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 29.5%
- below Dabugam block's villages (38.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,035
- about the same as Dabugam block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,200
- 18.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,735
- 58.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 322 (5.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,927 (77.7%)
What the 3,735 workers did
- Cultivators1,009 (27.0%)
- Agricultural labourers333 (8.9%)
- Household industry19 (0.5%)
- Other work157 (4.2%)
- Marginal workers2,217 (59.4%)
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 Ghodakhunta
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 29 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school6 of 6
- Secondary school6 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college6 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 6
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Turmeric (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 Dabugam block
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