Gram panchayat · Tentulikhunti block · Nabarangpur
Pujariguda gram panchayat
Pujariguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 6,969 people in 1,684 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nabarangpur assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 6,969
- Literacy
- 57.5%
- Area
- 39.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120568
Villages of Pujariguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pujariguda | 961 | 4,001 | 60.5% | 20% | 48% |
| Kurmakote | 398 | 1,597 | 63.0% | 37% | 30% |
| Khunti Padar | 325 | 1,371 | 42.3% | 2% | 89% |
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 Pujariguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,969
- 3,370 male · 3,599 female
- Households
- 1,684
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.5%
- above Tentulikhunti block's villages (50.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,068
- above Tentulikhunti block's villages (1,055)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,018
- 14.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,096
- 44.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,426 (20.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,611 (51.8%)
What the 3,096 workers did
- Cultivators329 (10.6%)
- Agricultural labourers411 (13.3%)
- Household industry97 (3.1%)
- Other work458 (14.8%)
- Marginal workers1,801 (58.2%)
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 Pujariguda
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 39 km², 49% of it sown with crops and 35% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre2 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes2 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus2 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ragi (3), Maida (2), 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
- Kangra
- Kantagam
- Kukudabai
- Lamtaguda
- Manchagam
- Parajabarangpadar
- Patraput
- Tentulikhunti
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