Gram panchayat · Ullunda block · Subarnapur
Panchamahala gram panchayat
Panchamahala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ullunda block of Subarnapur district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 5,677 people in 1,413 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Birmaharajpur assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 5,677
- Literacy
- 73.9%
- Area
- 21.6 km²
- LGD code
- 121516
Villages of Panchamahala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amurda | 254 | 1,049 | 60.4% | 14% | 1% |
| Panchamahala | 234 | 859 | 75.8% | 34% | 4% |
| Kukia | 193 | 688 | 82.8% | 26% | 18% |
| Kapasira | 117 | 540 | 80.6% | 57% | 0% |
| Lambakani | 122 | 518 | 76.2% | 38% | 1% |
| Dhuldhula | 113 | 478 | 78.3% | 47% | 0% |
| Barigaon | 108 | 435 | 65.5% | 33% | 0% |
| Didimal | 71 | 336 | 75.6% | 50% | 0% |
| Badmal | 79 | 314 | 78.9% | 12% | 21% |
| Pipalkuda | 61 | 244 | 68.9% | 7% | 19% |
| Jagannathpali | 61 | 216 | 82.4% | 50% | 2% |
| Balbasapur | 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 Panchamahala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,677
- 2,860 male · 2,817 female
- Households
- 1,413
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.9%
- about the same as Ullunda block's villages (73.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- above Ullunda block's villages (965)
- Children aged 0–6
- 694
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,606
- 45.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,831 (32.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 297 (5.2%)
What the 2,606 workers did
- Cultivators805 (30.9%)
- Agricultural labourers811 (31.1%)
- Household industry29 (1.1%)
- Other work224 (8.6%)
- Marginal workers737 (28.3%)
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 Panchamahala
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 22 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school7 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre10 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Mustard (5).
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
- Kotsamalai
- Lastala
- Mahada
- Mundoghat
- Nimna
- Raxa
- S.patrapali
- Sindhol
- Ullunda
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