Gram panchayat · Kanas block · Puri
Khandahota gram panchayat
Khandahota is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kanas block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,730 people in 957 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,730
- Literacy
- 86.9%
- Area
- 9.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120986
Villages of Khandahota
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigiria | 259 | 1,208 | 85.1% | 4% | 0% |
| Khandahota | 211 | 1,041 | 87.8% | 1% | 0% |
| Mulabasanta | 179 | 1,032 | 82.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Nabada | 130 | 568 | 83.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Suhagpur | 86 | 480 | 96.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Naduapur | 80 | 347 | 95.2% | 8% | 0% |
| Sanigan | 12 | 54 | 87.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Baharkuda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chakamulabasanta | 0 | 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 Khandahota
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,730
- 2,392 male · 2,338 female
- Households
- 957
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.9%
- above Kanas block's villages (85.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 977
- about the same as Kanas block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 563
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,305
- 27.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 78 (1.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,305 workers did
- Cultivators848 (65.0%)
- Agricultural labourers83 (6.4%)
- Household industry6 (0.5%)
- Other work165 (12.6%)
- Marginal workers203 (15.6%)
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 Khandahota
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 9 km², 87% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2).
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 Kanas block
- Alibada
- Andarsingh
- Anlajodi
- Badal
- Badas
- Baku
- Bijipur
- Bindhan
- Bokanda
- Chupurungi
- Deipur
- Dibyasinghpur
- Dochhian
- Gadabadaput
- Gadabalabhadrapur
- Gadakharad
- Gadasahi
- Gadasanput
- Gadisagoda
- Gopinathpur
- Jamalgoda
- Kadua
- Kanas
- Pandiakera
- Sahupada
- Sirei
- Trilochanapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Khandahota? Share it with us.