Gram panchayat · Gurundia block · Sundargarh
Gurundia gram panchayat
Gurundia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gurundia block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 5,814 people in 1,129 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 5,814
- Literacy
- 66.7%
- Area
- 54.6 km²
- LGD code
- 121582
Villages of Gurundia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurundia | 366 | 1,767 | 72.3% | 9% | 79% |
| Badgaon | 235 | 1,199 | 55.3% | 0% | 92% |
| Kantapali | 151 | 927 | 76.7% | 5% | 84% |
| Madhupur | 113 | 607 | 63.5% | 0% | 89% |
| Silikuta | 63 | 330 | 64.5% | 3% | 85% |
| Nuniapali | 73 | 321 | 50.0% | 5% | 87% |
| Raikelaposh | 65 | 316 | 67.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Badkudar | 18 | 113 | 74.0% | 0% | 88% |
| Sanbargaon | 20 | 100 | 70.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Sannuniapali | 13 | 74 | 65.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Sangurundia | 12 | 60 | 68.5% | 0% | 100% |
| San-kantapali | 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 Gurundia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,814
- 2,829 male · 2,985 female
- Households
- 1,129
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.7%
- above Gurundia block's villages (63.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,055
- above Gurundia block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 824
- 14.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,397
- 41.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 228 (3.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,027 (86.5%)
What the 2,397 workers did
- Cultivators590 (24.6%)
- Agricultural labourers240 (10.0%)
- Household industry23 (1.0%)
- Other work255 (10.6%)
- Marginal workers1,289 (53.8%)
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 Gurundia
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 55 km², and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school3 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college1 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes5 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Gurundia block
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