Gram panchayat · Ullunda block · Subarnapur
Kotsamalai gram panchayat
Kotsamalai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ullunda block of Subarnapur district, Odisha, covering 24 villages, home to 5,768 people in 1,450 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Birmaharajpur assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 24
- Population (2011)
- 5,768
- Literacy
- 75.1%
- Area
- 28.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121512
Villages of Kotsamalai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotsamali | 411 | 1,644 | 73.3% | 19% | 2% |
| Khuntulapali | 249 | 948 | 81.4% | 13% | 4% |
| Harinapali | 206 | 852 | 77.3% | 42% | 18% |
| Baghapali | 129 | 501 | 71.0% | 24% | 4% |
| Golabandha | 75 | 314 | 79.0% | 34% | 0% |
| Redam | 75 | 314 | 81.8% | 22% | 3% |
| Ranipali | 80 | 287 | 72.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jagannathpali | 44 | 193 | 55.9% | 27% | 18% |
| Sunapali | 41 | 172 | 82.2% | 1% | 91% |
| Luhakhandi | 35 | 139 | 79.0% | 1% | 9% |
| Sarasdadar | 25 | 97 | 74.7% | 0% | 80% |
| Khajuriapali | 23 | 83 | 80.0% | 0% | 70% |
| Krushnanagar | 17 | 77 | 64.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Mahukhandi | 16 | 57 | 64.1% | 0% | 46% |
| Kotsamalijungle | 11 | 44 | 43.2% | 82% | 0% |
| Rijhaidadar | 9 | 33 | 48.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Podamal | 4 | 13 | 76.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Ballabhapali | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dhauradadar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dhauradadar jungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Khuntulapali Jungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Naikapali | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Redam Jungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rijhaidadarjungle | 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 Kotsamalai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,768
- 2,949 male · 2,819 female
- Households
- 1,450
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.1%
- above Ullunda block's villages (73.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 956
- about the same as Ullunda block's villages (965)
- Children aged 0–6
- 827
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,651
- 46.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,477 (25.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 659 (11.4%)
What the 2,651 workers did
- Cultivators644 (24.3%)
- Agricultural labourers254 (9.6%)
- Household industry61 (2.3%)
- Other work422 (15.9%)
- Marginal workers1,270 (47.9%)
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 Kotsamalai
How many of the 17 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 24 villages cover 29 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 17
- Middle school4 of 17
- Secondary school1 of 17
- Senior secondary school0 of 17
- Degree college0 of 17
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 17
- Health sub-centre1 of 17
- Anganwadi centre7 of 17
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 17
- Hand pump15 of 17
- Electricity for homes12 of 17
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 17
- Public bus0 of 17
- Mobile phone coverage15 of 17
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 17
- Commercial bank0 of 17
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 17
- Weekly haat0 of 17
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (15), Vegetables (1), Onion (1), Pulses (1), Mung (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 Ullunda block
- Bisipada
- Chadeipank
- Jaloe
- Jaunrabhaunra
- Kadodar
- Kalapathar
- Khemaloe
- Lastala
- Mahada
- Mundoghat
- Nimna
- Panchamahala
- Raxa
- S.patrapali
- Sindhol
- Ullunda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kotsamalai? Share it with us.