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Gram panchayat · Boden block · Nuapada

Karlakote gram panchayat

Karlakote is a gram panchayat (village council) in Boden block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,333 people in 1,893 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khariar assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
7,333
Literacy
52.8%
Area
35.5 km²
LGD code
120774

Villages of Karlakote

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Kirejhola6172,25356.6%6%50%
Karlakot4772,01955.8%14%22%
Daragaon3901,45045.8%10%82%
Kirekela2841,08351.8%13%50%
Kotamal12552845.9%0%56%
Daragaon(Khurd)00–––

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 Karlakote

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,333
3,636 male · 3,697 female
Households
1,893
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
52.8%
about the same as Boden block's villages (52.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,017
below Boden block's villages (1,041)
Children aged 0–6
1,162
15.8% of residents
Workers
4,288
58.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
701 (9.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
3,605 (49.2%)

What the 4,288 workers did

  • Cultivators871 (20.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers481 (11.2%)
  • Household industry41 (1.0%)
  • Other work144 (3.4%)
  • Marginal workers2,751 (64.2%)

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 Karlakote

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 6 villages cover 35 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 16% 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-centre0 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump2 of 5
  • Electricity for homes4 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 5
  • Public bus1 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
  • Weekly haat1 of 5
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ragi (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 Boden block

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