Gram panchayat · Gurundia block · Sundargarh
Tamada gram panchayat
Tamada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gurundia block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,053 people in 1,050 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,053
- Literacy
- 53.9%
- Area
- 54.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121589
Villages of Tamada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamada | 449 | 2,039 | 46.8% | 7% | 65% |
| Pitagaon | 250 | 1,265 | 53.1% | 1% | 95% |
| Soleguda | 109 | 586 | 49.9% | 0% | 85% |
| Jhirpani | 118 | 558 | 70.9% | 3% | 96% |
| Kusumdihi | 69 | 356 | 75.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Benuam | 55 | 249 | 53.7% | 0% | 95% |
| Brahmaninadi | 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 Tamada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,053
- 2,501 male · 2,552 female
- Households
- 1,050
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.9%
- below Gurundia block's villages (63.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- about the same as Gurundia block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 808
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,844
- 36.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 177 (3.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,153 (82.2%)
What the 1,844 workers did
- Cultivators824 (44.7%)
- Agricultural labourers113 (6.1%)
- Household industry8 (0.4%)
- Other work82 (4.4%)
- Marginal workers817 (44.3%)
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 Tamada
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 7 villages cover 55 km², 8% of it sown with crops and 29% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school2 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 pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes2 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 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) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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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