Gram panchayat · Hemgir block · Sundargarh
Ankelbira gram panchayat
Ankelbira is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hemgir block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,177 people in 978 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Sundargarh assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,177
- Literacy
- 73.8%
- Area
- 42.5 km²
- LGD code
- 121591
Villages of Ankelbira
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaudarha | 248 | 1,044 | 67.9% | 6% | 61% |
| Telia | 161 | 719 | 71.4% | 17% | 57% |
| Barabahal | 133 | 548 | 74.2% | 14% | 51% |
| Raichua | 62 | 363 | 84.0% | 37% | 38% |
| Kesarijhima | 81 | 300 | 78.4% | 16% | 14% |
| Ankalbira | 73 | 284 | 72.1% | 19% | 47% |
| Ruhuni | 68 | 279 | 88.6% | 10% | 31% |
| Daghora | 55 | 222 | 83.7% | 41% | 0% |
| Badghumuda | 41 | 180 | 60.3% | 0% | 62% |
| Singaribahal | 31 | 124 | 68.3% | 52% | 0% |
| Dhekanapani | 20 | 92 | 74.4% | 7% | 41% |
| Similibahal | 5 | 22 | 57.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Dhekanapani R F | 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 Ankelbira
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,177
- 2,115 male · 2,062 female
- Households
- 978
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.8%
- about the same as Hemgir block's villages (74.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 975
- about the same as Hemgir block's villages (982)
- Children aged 0–6
- 550
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,709
- 40.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 700 (16.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,899 (45.5%)
What the 1,709 workers did
- Cultivators502 (29.4%)
- Agricultural labourers207 (12.1%)
- Household industry11 (0.6%)
- Other work530 (31.0%)
- Marginal workers459 (26.9%)
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 Ankelbira
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 43 km², 13% of it sown with crops and 69% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 12
- Middle school5 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre9 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes12 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12).
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 Hemgir block
- Balinga
- Duduka
- Durubaga
- Garjanjore
- Gopalpur
- Hemgir
- Jharpalam
- Julumbahal
- Kanaktura
- Kanika
- Kendudihi
- Kuchedega
- Laikera
- Munderkhet
- Sanghumunda
- Sumura
- Topria
- Tumulia
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