Gram panchayat · Kakat Pur block · Puri
Kundhei gram panchayat
Kundhei is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kakat Pur block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 8,682 people in 2,088 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 8,682
- Literacy
- 87.7%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120962
Villages of Kundhei
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bajapur | 634 | 2,805 | 91.3% | 9% | 0% |
| Patapur | 563 | 2,389 | 86.6% | 6% | 0% |
| Haridaspur | 261 | 1,010 | 85.2% | 30% | 0% |
| Sadenga | 239 | 914 | 88.9% | 10% | 0% |
| Kundhei | 189 | 794 | 83.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Chhotarapur | 202 | 770 | 84.2% | 14% | 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 Kundhei
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,682
- 4,464 male · 4,218 female
- Households
- 2,088
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.7%
- above Kakat Pur block's villages (84.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 945
- below Kakat Pur block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 801
- 9.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,825
- 32.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 879 (10.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 51 (0.6%)
What the 2,825 workers did
- Cultivators667 (23.6%)
- Agricultural labourers294 (10.4%)
- Household industry67 (2.4%)
- Other work911 (32.2%)
- Marginal workers886 (31.4%)
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 Kundhei
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 8 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school2 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Betel (6), Vegetable (5).
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 Kakat Pur block
- Abadan
- Bangurigaon
- Bhandaghar
- Jaleswarpada
- Kaduanuagaon
- Kakatpur
- Kantapada
- Kotakana
- Kurujanga
- Lataharan
- Nasikeswar
- Othaka
- Patasundarpur
- Suhagpur
- Suhanpur
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