Gram panchayat · Kasipur block · Rayagada
Khurigam gram panchayat
କୁମ୍ଭାରସିଲା ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Khurigam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kasipur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 2,508 people in 633 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rayagada assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 2,508
- Literacy
- 42.3%
- Area
- 7.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275609
Villages of Khurigam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talamaligam | 135 | 563 | 52.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Rautaghati | 145 | 514 | 42.8% | 22% | 60% |
| Amarsingaguda | 102 | 424 | 54.7% | 89% | 9% |
| Gotiguda | 85 | 369 | 31.8% | 5% | 88% |
| Adaramajhi | 67 | 249 | 48.5% | 8% | 92% |
| Mandijhola | 46 | 205 | 9.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Panasapadar | 28 | 126 | 8.6% | 5% | 95% |
| Ramachandrapur | 11 | 30 | 57.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Kalakani | 14 | 28 | 60.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Khurigam | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Khurigam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,508
- 1,213 male · 1,295 female
- Households
- 633
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.3%
- above Kasipur block's villages (38.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,068
- about the same as Kasipur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 474
- 18.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,291
- 51.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 533 (21.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,223 (48.8%)
What the 1,291 workers did
- Cultivators186 (14.4%)
- Agricultural labourers24 (1.9%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work26 (2.0%)
- Marginal workers1,054 (81.6%)
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 Khurigam
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 7 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school0 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre5 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump7 of 9
- Electricity for homes3 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 9
- Public bus2 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 0
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ragi (3), Kandula (2), Cotton (1), Gram (1), 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
- Kodipari
- Kucheipadar
- Maikanch
- Mandibisi
- Manusgam
- Naktiguda
- Podapadi
- Renga
- Sankarada
- Sinduraghati
- Siripai
- Sunger
- Talajhiri
- Tikiri
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