Gram panchayat · Komna block · Nuapada
Kureswar gram panchayat
Kureswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Komna block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,056 people in 1,682 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nuapadaନୂଆପଡ଼ା assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 7,056
- Literacy
- 62.1%
- Area
- 19.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120810
Villages of Kureswar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kureswar | 470 | 1,987 | 70.5% | 10% | 28% |
| Rang | 371 | 1,494 | 56.1% | 17% | 25% |
| Khairvadi | 290 | 1,292 | 67.4% | 9% | 63% |
| Ghotsar | 208 | 898 | 61.9% | 9% | 22% |
| Jodharamunda | 161 | 727 | 50.1% | 0% | 79% |
| Dohelapada | 182 | 658 | 53.9% | 2% | 6% |
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 Kureswar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,056
- 3,536 male · 3,520 female
- Households
- 1,682
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.1%
- above Komna block's villages (54.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- below Komna block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 993
- 14.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,025
- 42.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 658 (9.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,559 (36.3%)
What the 3,025 workers did
- Cultivators788 (26.0%)
- Agricultural labourers121 (4.0%)
- Household industry14 (0.5%)
- Other work472 (15.6%)
- Marginal workers1,630 (53.9%)
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 Kureswar
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 20 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school0 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes4 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Komna block
- Agren
- Bhela
- Budhikomna
- Darlipada
- Deodhara
- Dhorlamunda
- Gandamer
- Jadamunda
- Jatgarh
- Jhagrahi
- Kandetara
- Komna
- Konabira
- Kurumpur
- Lakhana
- Maniguda
- Michhapalli
- Mundapala
- Nuagaon
- Palasipani
- Pnendrawan
- Poinr
- Rajna
- Samarsing
- Sialati
- Silva
- Soseng
- Sunabeda
- Tarbod
- Thagapali
- Tikrapada
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