Gram panchayat · Gurundia block · Sundargarh
Kucheita gram panchayat
Kucheita is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gurundia block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,699 people in 769 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,699
- Literacy
- 60.0%
- Area
- 28.6 km²
- LGD code
- 121584
Villages of Kucheita
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargigarh | 176 | 816 | 62.6% | 1% | 88% |
| Kendughati | 176 | 741 | 58.8% | 2% | 63% |
| Hatioda | 116 | 686 | 71.7% | 18% | 81% |
| Kucheita | 139 | 619 | 50.9% | 2% | 83% |
| Kusumtola | 86 | 484 | 58.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Sankucheita | 76 | 353 | 51.7% | 1% | 90% |
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 Kucheita
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,699
- 1,882 male · 1,817 female
- Households
- 769
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.0%
- below Gurundia block's villages (63.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 965
- below Gurundia block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 624
- 16.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,604
- 43.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 158 (4.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,052 (82.5%)
What the 1,604 workers did
- Cultivators369 (23.0%)
- Agricultural labourers312 (19.5%)
- Household industry10 (0.6%)
- Other work66 (4.1%)
- Marginal workers847 (52.8%)
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 Kucheita
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 29 km², 28% of it sown with crops and 24% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school0 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Gurundia block
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