Gram panchayat · Dunguripali block · Subarnapur
Gajbandh gram panchayat
Gajbandh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dunguripali block of Subarnapur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,993 people in 1,255 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Sonepur assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,993
- Literacy
- 73.6%
- Area
- 16.5 km²
- LGD code
- 121462
Villages of Gajbandh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gajabandh | 549 | 2,049 | 71.1% | 33% | 28% |
| Brahmanipali | 154 | 635 | 87.2% | 37% | 26% |
| Dhatukipali | 152 | 617 | 60.7% | 37% | 15% |
| Kundupali | 142 | 608 | 76.4% | 24% | 18% |
| Kushdadar | 108 | 443 | 80.2% | 15% | 62% |
| Brahmanipali Jungle | 76 | 327 | 63.4% | 67% | 22% |
| Kainshkanda | 74 | 314 | 83.3% | 28% | 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 Gajbandh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,993
- 2,591 male · 2,402 female
- Households
- 1,255
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.6%
- below Dunguripali block's villages (75.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 927
- below Dunguripali block's villages (946)
- Children aged 0–6
- 592
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,360
- 47.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,653 (33.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,283 (25.7%)
What the 2,360 workers did
- Cultivators945 (40.0%)
- Agricultural labourers405 (17.2%)
- Household industry18 (0.8%)
- Other work186 (7.9%)
- Marginal workers806 (34.2%)
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 Gajbandh
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 17 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Dunguripali block
- Andharibanji
- Badkarle
- Baidupali
- Bandhapali
- Bankipali
- Beheramal
- Bhimtikira
- Cherupali
- Chinajuri
- Digsira
- Dunguripali
- Ichhapur
- Kapasira
- Karlajuri
- Lingamarni
- Mayabarha
- Pandakital
- Rampur
- Sahala
- Samaleichuan
- Sargul
- Sukha
- Sunapali
- Tamamura
- Tangarkarley
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