Gram panchayat · Sinapali block · Nuapada
Ghatmal gram panchayat
Ghatmal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sinapali block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,518 people in 918 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khariar assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,518
- Literacy
- 36.8%
- Area
- 27.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120859
Villages of Ghatmal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talakot | 232 | 949 | 25.3% | 3% | 63% |
| Kanetghatmal | 213 | 830 | 38.3% | 1% | 89% |
| Jogabhata | 161 | 605 | 47.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Sindursil | 71 | 302 | 44.6% | 1% | 0% |
| Gendulpani | 62 | 239 | 29.6% | 1% | 74% |
| Chitarama | 62 | 207 | 39.7% | 10% | 62% |
| Dumerbahal | 61 | 207 | 44.4% | 0% | 83% |
| Jamabahali | 56 | 179 | 36.8% | 0% | 13% |
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 Ghatmal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,518
- 1,795 male · 1,723 female
- Households
- 918
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 36.8%
- below Sinapali block's villages (57.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 960
- below Sinapali block's villages (1,009)
- Children aged 0–6
- 586
- 16.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,970
- 56.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 58 (1.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,440 (69.4%)
What the 1,970 workers did
- Cultivators219 (11.1%)
- Agricultural labourers176 (8.9%)
- Household industry68 (3.5%)
- Other work67 (3.4%)
- Marginal workers1,440 (73.1%)
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 Ghatmal
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 28 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 40% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes0 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Maka (4), Til (2), Ragi (1). Handicrafts: Bamboo Products (1), Jhadu, Topa ( Bamboo Works) (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 Sinapali block
- Bargaon
- Bharuamunda
- Chatiaguda
- Gandabahali
- Ghantiguda
- Ghuchaguda
- Godal
- Gorla
- Hatibandha
- Jharbandh
- Kaintapadar
- Karanbahali
- Kendumunda
- Khairabhadi
- Kharsel
- Kusumjore
- Litiguda
- Makhapadar
- Nangalbod
- Niljee
- Nuamalpada
- Nuapada
- Ranimunda
- Sinapali
- Singjhar
- Timanpur
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