Gram panchayat · Dasapalla block · Nayagarh
Kujamendhi gram panchayat
Kujamendhi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasapalla block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 48 villages, home to 4,039 people in 952 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Daspalla assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 48
- Population (2011)
- 4,039
- Literacy
- 66.7%
- Area
- 38.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120615
Villages of Kujamendhi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kujamendhi | 100 | 562 | 74.4% | 38% | 57% |
| Baani | 101 | 440 | 72.4% | 20% | 34% |
| Kankanamendhi | 105 | 403 | 68.4% | 12% | 22% |
| Darsadhipada | 59 | 248 | 66.2% | 32% | 63% |
| Kurudangi | 68 | 242 | 43.7% | 40% | 55% |
| Padhanpada | 50 | 209 | 84.9% | 0% | 30% |
| Ambalimba | 59 | 200 | 65.3% | 10% | 56% |
| Kumbhikela | 41 | 188 | 51.0% | 13% | 87% |
| Bandhakhamana | 40 | 169 | 70.6% | 0% | 57% |
| Mundala | 42 | 166 | 67.3% | 0% | 78% |
| Gunduribari | 30 | 141 | 74.6% | 22% | 34% |
| Chancharapalli | 35 | 134 | 62.9% | 28% | 22% |
| Bijataila | 25 | 103 | 51.2% | 21% | 77% |
| Odamba | 22 | 101 | 71.4% | 0% | 64% |
| Naikgaon | 22 | 96 | 64.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Rupajhari | 21 | 78 | 58.8% | 24% | 69% |
| Kapugoda | 16 | 65 | 63.5% | 52% | 11% |
| Kuradhinisa | 14 | 51 | 47.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Rupajharinuagan | 11 | 50 | 57.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Kalakiari | 14 | 46 | 83.7% | 80% | 20% |
| Barasahi | 11 | 45 | 55.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Andharbadi | 7 | 41 | 65.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Chhitukuli | 8 | 38 | 53.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Gundurisahi | 11 | 37 | 67.6% | 0% | 97% |
| Badirigochha | 8 | 34 | 73.3% | 0% | 21% |
| Sadapadar | 5 | 29 | 66.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Sarupada | 6 | 26 | 57.1% | 4% | 96% |
| Panderimunda | 4 | 19 | 62.5% | 0% | 89% |
| Talakhola | 3 | 15 | 75.0% | 0% | 27% |
| Timajhola | 4 | 15 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kankalipahad | 4 | 13 | 45.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Takalipahad | 1 | 8 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Chhitukulinuagan | 1 | 7 | 83.3% | 100% | 0% |
| Salamendhi | 1 | 6 | 0.0% | 33% | 0% |
| Karadigada | 1 | 5 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Talapajupahad | 1 | 5 | 75.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gundurisahi Nuagan | 1 | 4 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Andharbadikhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Banikhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gadasarupahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gadiapadakhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kanimendhipahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kapugodakhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Karadabani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kukuti | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kurudangikhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Podamba | – | – | – | – | – |
| Purunapani | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Kujamendhi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,039
- 1,937 male · 2,102 female
- Households
- 952
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.7%
- below Dasapalla block's villages (72.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,085
- above Dasapalla block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 518
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,176
- 53.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 772 (19.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,043 (50.6%)
What the 2,176 workers did
- Cultivators160 (7.4%)
- Agricultural labourers135 (6.2%)
- Household industry20 (0.9%)
- Other work129 (5.9%)
- Marginal workers1,732 (79.6%)
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 Kujamendhi
How many of the 37 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 46 villages cover 38 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 37
- Middle school5 of 37
- Secondary school2 of 37
- Senior secondary school0 of 37
- Degree college0 of 37
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 37
- Health sub-centre1 of 37
- Anganwadi centre9 of 37
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 37
- Hand pump35 of 37
- Electricity for homes34 of 37
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 37
- Public bus0 of 37
- Mobile phone coverage15 of 37
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 37
- Commercial bank0 of 37
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 37
- Weekly haat0 of 37
- Primary schools
- 23
- Middle schools
- 10
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (37), Paddy (33).
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
- Kalasakhaman
- Khamarsahi
- Kulurukumpa
- Madhyakhanda
- Nachhipur
- Nuagaon
- Pokharigochha
- Sariganda
- Similisahi
- Takera
- Tendabadi
- Tumandi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kujamendhi? Share it with us.