Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Rayagada
Kottapeta gram panchayat
Kottapeta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 8,066 people in 1,821 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rayagada assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 8,066
- Literacy
- 49.6%
- Area
- 14 km²
- LGD code
- 121265
Villages of Kottapeta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotapeta | 882 | 3,648 | 54.5% | 20% | 39% |
| Khaliguda | 346 | 1,480 | 65.2% | 21% | 23% |
| Biranarayanpur | 183 | 866 | 43.8% | 6% | 91% |
| Bakurguda | 121 | 766 | 18.7% | 4% | 96% |
| Kolijingi (Purunaguda) | 146 | 687 | 40.9% | 9% | 89% |
| Silitiguda | 87 | 390 | 53.9% | 0% | 99% |
| Singanapur | 56 | 229 | 11.2% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kottapeta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,066
- 3,897 male · 4,169 female
- Households
- 1,821
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 49.6%
- above Rayagada block's villages (41.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,070
- below Rayagada block's villages (1,097)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,062
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,631
- 45.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,173 (14.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,505 (55.9%)
What the 3,631 workers did
- Cultivators426 (11.7%)
- Agricultural labourers862 (23.7%)
- Household industry80 (2.2%)
- Other work1,229 (33.8%)
- Marginal workers1,034 (28.5%)
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 Kottapeta
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 7 villages cover 14 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre2 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes3 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 7
- Public bus2 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
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 Rayagada block
- Bada Alubadi
- Badairukubadi
- Baisingi
- Bariagihalwa
- Chandili
- Dangalodi
- Durgapadu
- Gajigam
- Gumma
- Hallua
- Hataseshakhal
- Jemadeipentha
- Kampamaligam
- Karlakana
- Karubai
- Kereda
- Kulli
- Kumbhikota
- Kumitipentha
- Kutuli
- Matikona
- Miraballi
- Nakiti
- Penta
- Pipaliguda
- Pitamahal
- Tadama
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