Gram panchayat · Balisankara block · Sundargarh
Kusumura gram panchayat
Kusumura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balisankara block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,200 people in 1,039 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,200
- Literacy
- 68.2%
- Area
- 24.5 km²
- LGD code
- 121528
Villages of Kusumura
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 Kusumura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,200
- 2,047 male · 2,153 female
- Households
- 1,039
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.2%
- about the same as Balisankara block's villages (67.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,052
- above Balisankara block's villages (1,036)
- Children aged 0–6
- 480
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,439
- 58.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 351 (8.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,027 (72.1%)
What the 2,439 workers did
- Cultivators219 (9.0%)
- Agricultural labourers31 (1.3%)
- Household industry14 (0.6%)
- Other work176 (7.2%)
- Marginal workers1,999 (82.0%)
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 Kusumura
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 25 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre2 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ground Nuts (2), Black Gram (2).
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 Balisankara block
- Balisankara
- Bandega
- Bandhabahal
- Beheradihi
- Birkaldihi
- Deobhubanpur
- Dhubendand
- Karuabahal
- Kinjirkela
- Kurei
- Lulukidihi
- Rampur
- Sagbahal
- Saunamura
- Talsara
- Tildega
- Tileikani
- Tumlia
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kusumura? Share it with us.