Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Rayagada
Kumbhikota gram panchayat
Kumbhikota is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 20 villages, home to 6,362 people in 1,260 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rayagada assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 20
- Population (2011)
- 6,362
- Literacy
- 40.1%
- Area
- 22.6 km²
- LGD code
- 121267
Villages of Kumbhikota
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumbhikota | 269 | 1,717 | 70.9% | 36% | 57% |
| Punjapai (Bhalungu) | 146 | 620 | 32.3% | 1% | 99% |
| Rapukona | 112 | 517 | 41.6% | 17% | 76% |
| Podamara | 93 | 417 | 36.0% | 50% | 50% |
| Himarpodi | 74 | 356 | 20.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Pichudi | 81 | 341 | 30.7% | 34% | 66% |
| Phulukona | 61 | 317 | 23.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Kanikatijhola | 57 | 310 | 35.5% | 0% | 98% |
| Galipendili | 49 | 277 | 22.7% | 4% | 93% |
| Pendili | 43 | 218 | 26.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Mardipadi | 43 | 210 | 8.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Alingi | 49 | 192 | 21.6% | 0% | 94% |
| Kerakhal | 35 | 181 | 15.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Champikota | 38 | 166 | 19.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Udayapur | 31 | 128 | 31.9% | 0% | 97% |
| Mandangitirugudi | 20 | 107 | 23.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Kosakona | 19 | 85 | 16.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Toyangiri | 16 | 81 | 10.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Uparatitijhola | 13 | 65 | 22.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Kurukuti | 11 | 57 | 25.5% | 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 Kumbhikota
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,362
- 3,130 male · 3,232 female
- Households
- 1,260
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.1%
- below Rayagada block's villages (41.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,033
- below Rayagada block's villages (1,097)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,064
- 16.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,239
- 50.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,039 (16.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,136 (80.7%)
What the 3,239 workers did
- Cultivators534 (16.5%)
- Agricultural labourers319 (9.8%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work255 (7.9%)
- Marginal workers2,126 (65.6%)
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 Kumbhikota
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 20 villages cover 23 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school18 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 centre15 of 20
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 20
- Hand pump20 of 20
- Electricity for homes5 of 20
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 20
- Public bus8 of 20
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 20
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 20
- Commercial bank0 of 20
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 20
- Weekly haat1 of 20
- Primary schools
- 20
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Til (1), Alasi (1), Ragi (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 Rayagada block
- Bada Alubadi
- Badairukubadi
- Baisingi
- Bariagihalwa
- Chandili
- Dangalodi
- Durgapadu
- Gajigam
- Gumma
- Hallua
- Hataseshakhal
- Jemadeipentha
- Kampamaligam
- Karlakana
- Karubai
- Kereda
- Kottapeta
- Kulli
- Kumitipentha
- Kutuli
- Matikona
- Miraballi
- Nakiti
- Penta
- Pipaliguda
- Pitamahal
- Tadama
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kumbhikota? Share it with us.