Gram panchayat · Sonepur block · Subarnapur
Chhakormal gram panchayat
Chhakormal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sonepur block of Subarnapur district, Odisha, covering 17 villages, home to 7,723 people in 1,803 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Sonepur assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 17
- Population (2011)
- 7,723
- Literacy
- 67.4%
- Area
- 32.1 km²
- LGD code
- 121476
Villages of Chhakormal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dablang | 427 | 1,819 | 70.6% | 37% | 4% |
| Balapur | 371 | 1,565 | 68.3% | 23% | 5% |
| Matiapali | 339 | 1,394 | 68.8% | 25% | 2% |
| Baslat | 141 | 627 | 68.9% | 29% | 8% |
| Biseswarpali | 118 | 509 | 71.0% | 21% | 19% |
| Dumerkhol | 102 | 490 | 61.6% | 11% | 12% |
| Chhakormal | 88 | 361 | 61.8% | 20% | 5% |
| Badipadia | 77 | 343 | 55.4% | 3% | 60% |
| Dablong jungle | 65 | 244 | 57.7% | 10% | 24% |
| Chahatakhol | 55 | 237 | 62.7% | 27% | 4% |
| Biseswarpalijungle | 11 | 97 | 75.7% | 18% | 46% |
| Dablongjungle | 9 | 37 | 50.0% | 0% | 35% |
| Balapurjungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chhakormal jungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Matiapali jungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Singhjuri | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Singhjuri jungle | 0 | 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 Chhakormal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,723
- 3,918 male · 3,805 female
- Households
- 1,803
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.4%
- below Sonepur block's villages (71.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 971
- about the same as Sonepur block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 989
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 4,224
- 54.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,908 (24.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 738 (9.6%)
What the 4,224 workers did
- Cultivators1,007 (23.8%)
- Agricultural labourers1,024 (24.2%)
- Household industry192 (4.5%)
- Other work242 (5.7%)
- Marginal workers1,759 (41.6%)
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 Chhakormal
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 17 villages cover 32 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 32% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 12
- Middle school7 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre8 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump9 of 12
- Electricity for homes9 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 9
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (9), Vegetable (6).
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 Sonepur block
- Baladi
- Bisimunda
- Hardokhol
- Janmura
- Kalapathar
- Khaliapali
- Khari
- Kharjura
- Lachhipur
- Mallikmunda
- Mayurudan
- Narayanpur
- Rengali
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