Gram panchayat · Tentulikhunti block · Nabarangpur
Kangra gram panchayat
Kangra is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,523 people in 1,594 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nabarangpur assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,523
- Literacy
- 46.5%
- Area
- 22.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120561
Villages of Kangra
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kongra | 700 | 2,928 | 52.4% | 9% | 37% |
| Janiguda | 369 | 1,435 | 35.6% | 0% | 53% |
| Lakadi Pala | 226 | 982 | 44.1% | 9% | 63% |
| Dukhuguda | 192 | 789 | 46.6% | 43% | 16% |
| Olama | 107 | 389 | 46.1% | 24% | 53% |
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 Kangra
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,523
- 3,194 male · 3,329 female
- Households
- 1,594
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.5%
- below Tentulikhunti block's villages (50.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,042
- below Tentulikhunti block's villages (1,055)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,045
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,425
- 52.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 795 (12.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,788 (42.7%)
What the 3,425 workers did
- Cultivators739 (21.6%)
- Agricultural labourers673 (19.6%)
- Household industry47 (1.4%)
- Other work404 (11.8%)
- Marginal workers1,562 (45.6%)
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 Kangra
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 22 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 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-centre3 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 road5 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) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ragi (5), Maida (4), Maize (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 Tentulikhunti block
- Amlabhatta
- Anchalagumma
- Digi
- Goudadeopalli
- Jharigumma
- Kamta
- Kantagam
- Kukudabai
- Lamtaguda
- Manchagam
- Parajabarangpadar
- Patraput
- Pujariguda
- Tentulikhunti
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