Gram panchayat · Kakat Pur block · Puri
Kurujanga gram panchayat
Kurujanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kakat Pur block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 8,609 people in 1,832 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 8,609
- Literacy
- 87.5%
- Area
- 19.3 km²
- LGD code
- 120963
Villages of Kurujanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khandol | 377 | 1,782 | 87.6% | 12% | 0% |
| Kurujang | 280 | 1,232 | 81.4% | 87% | 0% |
| Bianla | 168 | 849 | 84.3% | 33% | 0% |
| Kunja | 154 | 767 | 95.9% | 20% | 0% |
| Talasuan | 183 | 755 | 81.8% | 22% | 0% |
| Bamara | 101 | 538 | 97.1% | 1% | 0% |
| Jamara | 90 | 465 | 90.5% | 3% | 0% |
| Kuruma | 110 | 465 | 81.6% | 16% | 0% |
| Bhanapur | 93 | 422 | 86.2% | 53% | 0% |
| Jamatala | 78 | 360 | 91.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Godhanpada | 54 | 295 | 94.8% | 5% | 0% |
| Adhual | 59 | 273 | 86.4% | 10% | 0% |
| Naranpur | 42 | 193 | 89.4% | 43% | 0% |
| Kherang | 19 | 111 | 95.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Champahar | 24 | 102 | 88.3% | 26% | 0% |
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 Kurujanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,609
- 4,431 male · 4,178 female
- Households
- 1,832
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.5%
- above Kakat Pur block's villages (84.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 943
- below Kakat Pur block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 775
- 9.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,407
- 39.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,347 (27.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 3,407 workers did
- Cultivators1,224 (35.9%)
- Agricultural labourers421 (12.4%)
- Household industry73 (2.1%)
- Other work882 (25.9%)
- Marginal workers807 (23.7%)
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 Kurujanga
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 19 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 15
- Middle school4 of 15
- Secondary school2 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 15
- Health sub-centre1 of 15
- Anganwadi centre14 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump15 of 15
- Electricity for homes15 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 15
- Public bus3 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 15
- Weekly haat0 of 15
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (15).
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
- Kundhei
- Lataharan
- Nasikeswar
- Othaka
- Patasundarpur
- Suhagpur
- Suhanpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kurujanga? Share it with us.