Gram panchayat · Dasapalla block · Nayagarh
Kalasakhaman gram panchayat
Kalasakhaman is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasapalla block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 31 villages, home to 3,364 people in 929 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Daspalla assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 31
- Population (2011)
- 3,364
- Literacy
- 56.9%
- Area
- 33 km²
- LGD code
- 120613
Villages of Kalasakhaman
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalasakhaman | 140 | 549 | 70.0% | 12% | 34% |
| Nuasahi | 155 | 527 | 57.9% | 36% | 0% |
| Nizkalamba | 105 | 349 | 48.7% | 55% | 0% |
| Podasahi | 80 | 294 | 69.1% | 26% | 35% |
| Madekumpa | 70 | 286 | 39.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Ganikumpa Oraf Khairakalasa Khaman | 70 | 283 | 62.5% | 39% | 58% |
| Kanipadar | 49 | 178 | 62.2% | 66% | 33% |
| Hanadiha | 51 | 176 | 40.8% | 14% | 62% |
| Gendali | 27 | 83 | 39.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Sudmankadapaju | 23 | 82 | 49.3% | 0% | 13% |
| Panderi | 26 | 78 | 55.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Sisiraghati | 15 | 62 | 47.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Dahangi | 12 | 56 | 72.9% | 0% | 73% |
| Ulisahi | 15 | 50 | 60.0% | 0% | 10% |
| Tapida | 12 | 46 | 69.2% | 2% | 98% |
| Kanapaju | 15 | 45 | 63.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Purungu | 13 | 41 | 75.0% | 17% | 83% |
| Bhutapadar | 8 | 38 | 3.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Podasahikhesara | 9 | 37 | 48.5% | 43% | 46% |
| Mankadapaju | 11 | 33 | 60.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Balichatara | 9 | 29 | 53.8% | 0% | 97% |
| Godibania | 10 | 28 | 44.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Burbiparbat | 2 | 10 | 25.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Dudurupada | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Baranalia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Boitanga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gandadeipahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kanideipahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kathapatanikhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kurumikhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Paurilia | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Kalasakhaman
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,364
- 1,621 male · 1,743 female
- Households
- 929
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.9%
- below Dasapalla block's villages (72.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,075
- above Dasapalla block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 421
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,945
- 57.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 827 (24.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,116 (33.2%)
What the 1,945 workers did
- Cultivators627 (32.2%)
- Agricultural labourers213 (11.0%)
- Household industry79 (4.1%)
- Other work325 (16.7%)
- Marginal workers701 (36.0%)
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 Kalasakhaman
How many of the 24 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 30 villages cover 33 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 49% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 24
- Middle school1 of 24
- Secondary school1 of 24
- Senior secondary school0 of 24
- Degree college0 of 24
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 24
- Health sub-centre1 of 24
- Anganwadi centre9 of 24
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 24
- Hand pump24 of 24
- Electricity for homes24 of 24
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 24
- Public bus0 of 24
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 24
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 24
- Commercial bank0 of 24
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 24
- Weekly haat4 of 24
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (24), Paddy (22).
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 Dasapalla block
- Banigochha
- Bhogabadi
- Chadeyapalli
- Dihagaon
- Duda
- Gholahandi
- Ghugudipada
- Khamarsahi
- Kujamendhi
- Kulurukumpa
- Madhyakhanda
- Nachhipur
- Nuagaon
- Pokharigochha
- Sariganda
- Similisahi
- Takera
- Tendabadi
- Tumandi
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