Gram panchayat · Komna block · Nuapada
Lakhana gram panchayat
Lakhana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Komna block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,762 people in 1,188 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nuapadaନୂଆପଡ଼ା assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,762
- Literacy
- 55.2%
- Area
- 68.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120812
Villages of Lakhana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakhana | 738 | 2,951 | 55.8% | 24% | 36% |
| Murali Bahal | 186 | 684 | 64.3% | 54% | 36% |
| Mendhatal | 133 | 545 | 52.5% | 30% | 42% |
| Dedenga | 88 | 410 | 38.4% | 4% | 89% |
| Telenpali | 29 | 107 | 55.6% | 45% | 18% |
| Sarasmal | 14 | 65 | 62.7% | 0% | 100% |
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 Lakhana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,762
- 2,307 male · 2,455 female
- Households
- 1,188
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.2%
- about the same as Komna block's villages (54.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,064
- above Komna block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 711
- 14.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,494
- 52.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,304 (27.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,974 (41.5%)
What the 2,494 workers did
- Cultivators529 (21.2%)
- Agricultural labourers523 (21.0%)
- Household industry14 (0.6%)
- Other work335 (13.4%)
- Marginal workers1,093 (43.8%)
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 Lakhana
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 69 km², 46% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes2 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Gram (2), Blackgram (1), Ground Nut (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 Komna block
- Agren
- Bhela
- Budhikomna
- Darlipada
- Deodhara
- Dhorlamunda
- Gandamer
- Jadamunda
- Jatgarh
- Jhagrahi
- Kandetara
- Komna
- Konabira
- Kureswar
- Kurumpur
- Maniguda
- Michhapalli
- Mundapala
- Nuagaon
- Palasipani
- Pnendrawan
- Poinr
- Rajna
- Samarsing
- Sialati
- Silva
- Soseng
- Sunabeda
- Tarbod
- Thagapali
- Tikrapada
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