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Gram panchayat · Rengali block · Sambalpur

Lapanga gram panchayat

Lapanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rengali block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,433 people in 1,629 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rengali assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
6,433
Literacy
79.3%
Area
32.2 km²
LGD code
121418

Villages of Lapanga

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Lapanga7372,88476.0%23%25%
Kharhiapali3721,56784.6%16%26%
Gurupali23988980.4%27%34%
Pudapada13452578.2%51%24%
Bansimal11241277.2%27%2%
Gurupali3515689.6%47%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 Lapanga

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,433
3,296 male · 3,137 female
Households
1,629
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
79.3%
above Rengali block's villages (74.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
952
below Rengali block's villages (969)
Children aged 0–6
761
11.8% of residents
Workers
3,342
52.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,590 (24.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,584 (24.6%)

What the 3,342 workers did

  • Cultivators255 (7.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers82 (2.5%)
  • Household industry424 (12.7%)
  • Other work1,300 (38.9%)
  • Marginal workers1,281 (38.3%)

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 Lapanga

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 32 km², 1% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 6
  • Middle school5 of 6
  • Secondary school2 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 homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 6
  • Public bus3 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
  • Weekly haat0 of 6
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (3).

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 Rengali block

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