Gram panchayat · Chandrapur block · Rayagada
Piskapanga gram panchayat
Piskapanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chandrapur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 27 villages, home to 3,620 people in 809 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Gunupur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 27
- Population (2011)
- 3,620
- Literacy
- 38.3%
- Area
- 53.3 km²
- LGD code
- 121131
Villages of Piskapanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanchadaguda | 95 | 428 | 49.6% | 1% | 88% |
| Sundhihiriba | 75 | 298 | 39.4% | 99% | 0% |
| Aliganda | 75 | 285 | 52.0% | 9% | 90% |
| Kodiseru | 59 | 262 | 30.0% | 1% | 99% |
| Gondabaju | 51 | 240 | 36.2% | 14% | 86% |
| Jarapa | 48 | 238 | 33.2% | 17% | 81% |
| Ghogopadar | 54 | 215 | 59.7% | 0% | 42% |
| Piskapanga | 43 | 210 | 62.2% | 0% | 11% |
| Anachuan | 33 | 188 | 33.3% | 6% | 93% |
| Kalahati | 43 | 185 | 21.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Dharasing | 36 | 176 | 43.3% | 0% | 82% |
| Godari | 35 | 157 | 21.7% | 0% | 97% |
| Tangeripa | 36 | 155 | 25.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Joba | 32 | 154 | 34.4% | 10% | 84% |
| Dahipanga | 30 | 143 | 22.9% | 0% | 99% |
| Kondhhiriba | 21 | 122 | 24.2% | 0% | 94% |
| Belandi | 9 | 53 | 4.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Taskeri | 10 | 47 | 26.5% | 0% | 77% |
| Gaela Guda | 9 | 36 | 4.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Gigidi | 15 | 28 | 46.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Badebaju | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gururkupa | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kilandi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Mediguda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sikarpai | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Solangi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Teparima | 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 Piskapanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,620
- 1,812 male · 1,808 female
- Households
- 809
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 38.3%
- below Chandrapur block's villages (40.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- below Chandrapur block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 710
- 19.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,038
- 56.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 429 (11.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,757 (76.2%)
What the 2,038 workers did
- Cultivators283 (13.9%)
- Agricultural labourers245 (12.0%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work41 (2.0%)
- Marginal workers1,467 (72.0%)
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 Piskapanga
How many of the 20 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 27 villages cover 53 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 22% forest.
Education
- Primary school15 of 20
- Middle school5 of 20
- Secondary school2 of 20
- Senior secondary school0 of 20
- Degree college0 of 20
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 20
- Health sub-centre1 of 20
- Anganwadi centre10 of 20
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 20
- Hand pump18 of 20
- Electricity for homes3 of 20
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 20
- Public bus7 of 20
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 20
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 20
- Commercial bank0 of 20
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 20
- Weekly haat0 of 20
- Primary schools
- 15
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Ragi (16), Pulses (14), Cotton (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 Chandrapur block
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