Gram panchayat · Kasipur block · Rayagada
Sunger gram panchayat
Sunger is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kasipur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 22 villages, home to 4,703 people in 1,273 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rayagada assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 22
- Population (2011)
- 4,703
- Literacy
- 44.7%
- Area
- 15.3 km²
- LGD code
- 121190
Villages of Sunger
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunger | 328 | 1,215 | 51.9% | 17% | 37% |
| Shagabari | 226 | 756 | 45.8% | 35% | 51% |
| Kutamal | 117 | 469 | 29.6% | 17% | 83% |
| Banateji | 111 | 426 | 64.1% | 51% | 24% |
| Ladakhaman | 79 | 312 | 45.5% | 25% | 37% |
| Dumerpadara | 65 | 257 | 37.4% | 34% | 66% |
| Boring | 62 | 227 | 24.2% | 1% | 89% |
| Bundel | 52 | 203 | 52.1% | 26% | 71% |
| Porlang | 52 | 190 | 30.0% | 36% | 53% |
| Panjichirika | 45 | 154 | 43.3% | 79% | 21% |
| Aliguna | 47 | 147 | 49.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Birabafala | 34 | 144 | 42.6% | 7% | 75% |
| Aligunabundel | 27 | 99 | 28.6% | 55% | 45% |
| Jodiguma | 14 | 50 | 27.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Boriguda | 10 | 41 | 16.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Kathaghar "A" | 4 | 13 | 0.0% | 0% | 92% |
| Bichapinda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Katibhata | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Malipadar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Melamaska | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Panabara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pelanakona | 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 Sunger
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,703
- 2,295 male · 2,408 female
- Households
- 1,273
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.7%
- above Kasipur block's villages (38.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,049
- below Kasipur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 777
- 16.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,576
- 54.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,245 (26.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,439 (51.9%)
What the 2,576 workers did
- Cultivators401 (15.6%)
- Agricultural labourers512 (19.9%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work93 (3.6%)
- Marginal workers1,565 (60.8%)
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 Sunger
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 22 villages cover 15 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school15 of 16
- Middle school4 of 16
- Secondary school1 of 16
- Senior secondary school1 of 16
- Degree college1 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre1 of 16
- Anganwadi centre13 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump15 of 16
- Electricity for homes1 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road16 of 16
- Public bus4 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 16
- Weekly haat0 of 16
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16), Ragi (16), Red Grams (15), Maize (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 Kasipur block
- Adajore
- Bankamba
- Chandragiri
- Dongasil
- Dudukabahal
- Godiballi
- Gorakhapur
- Hadiguda
- Kashipur
- Khurigam
- Kodipari
- Kucheipadar
- Maikanch
- Mandibisi
- Manusgam
- Naktiguda
- Podapadi
- Renga
- Sankarada
- Sinduraghati
- Siripai
- Talajhiri
- Tikiri
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