Gram panchayat · Kosagumuda block · Nabarangpur
Chirma gram panchayat
Chirma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,217 people in 1,311 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nabarangpur assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,217
- Literacy
- 34.9%
- Area
- 15.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120470
Villages of Chirma
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirma | 523 | 2,491 | 33.9% | 7% | 52% |
| Dugulahandi | 399 | 1,886 | 33.6% | 4% | 86% |
| Khandibagdori | 240 | 1,181 | 37.1% | 9% | 82% |
| Sankarda | 84 | 382 | 43.9% | 26% | 56% |
| Churahandi | 65 | 277 | 31.9% | 26% | 48% |
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 Chirma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,217
- 3,149 male · 3,068 female
- Households
- 1,311
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 34.9%
- below Kosagumuda block's villages (36.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- below Kosagumuda block's villages (1,022)
- Children aged 0–6
- 949
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,469
- 55.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 522 (8.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,246 (68.3%)
What the 3,469 workers did
- Cultivators878 (25.3%)
- Agricultural labourers465 (13.4%)
- Household industry15 (0.4%)
- Other work165 (4.8%)
- Marginal workers1,946 (56.1%)
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 Chirma
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 16 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Sugarcane (5), Ragi (3), Maize (2).
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 Kosagumuda block
- Attigam
- Badagumuda
- Badambada
- Balenga
- Bamuni
- Bankuli
- Binjili
- Butimajhisemala
- Ekori
- Karchamal
- Kodinga
- Kokdisemala
- Kosagumuda
- Majhidhanua
- Metigm-karagam
- Modeigam
- Motigan
- Panduguda
- Pharsaguda
- Rajoda
- Sanambada
- Santoshapur
- Taragam
- Temara
- Ukiapalli
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chirma? Share it with us.