Gram panchayat · Gunupur block · Rayagada
Chalakamba gram panchayat
Chalakamba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gunupur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,120 people in 1,198 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Gunupur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,120
- Literacy
- 57.0%
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- LGD code
- 121145
Villages of Chalakamba
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalkhamba | 459 | 1,739 | 69.3% | 21% | 44% |
| Khaira | 224 | 1,024 | 50.5% | 0% | 85% |
| Kalma | 200 | 901 | 41.0% | 5% | 68% |
| Podasing | 148 | 688 | 51.5% | 9% | 91% |
| Limamoda | 117 | 576 | 63.2% | 1% | 65% |
| Rupapadar | 50 | 192 | 51.2% | 4% | 96% |
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 Chalakamba
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,120
- 2,451 male · 2,669 female
- Households
- 1,198
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.0%
- above Gunupur block's villages (46.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,089
- above Gunupur block's villages (1,043)
- Children aged 0–6
- 744
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,316
- 45.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 480 (9.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,432 (67.0%)
What the 2,316 workers did
- Cultivators432 (18.7%)
- Agricultural labourers217 (9.4%)
- Household industry34 (1.5%)
- Other work329 (14.2%)
- Marginal workers1,304 (56.3%)
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 Chalakamba
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 18 km², 16% of it sown with crops and 46% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes4 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus4 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Gunupur block
- Abada
- Bagasala
- Bhimpur
- Chinasari
- Dombosora
- Gadiakholla
- Ghanantri
- Gothalapadar
- Jagannathpur
- Jaltar
- Kulusingh
- Morama
- Puttasing
- Regeda
- Sagada
- Sirijholli
- Titimiri
- Tolana
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