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Gram panchayat · Koida block · Sundargarh

K.balang gram panchayat

K.balang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Koida block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,117 people in 1,492 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
10
Population (2011)
7,117
Literacy
57.9%
Area
62.3 km²
LGD code
121615

Villages of K.balang

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
K.Balang3001,29269.3%6%67%
Bakhartola2541,28756.4%1%95%
Khariabahal2691,23759.1%3%92%
Ruguda12359251.6%0%99%
Badrama10855450.7%0%97%
Dalimdihi10755247.6%0%97%
Badgaon9549152.4%2%97%
Bajinia10146661.6%7%93%
Gouduniposh8338761.0%5%89%
Sianbahal5225947.7%0%92%

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 K.balang

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,117
3,570 male · 3,547 female
Households
1,492
about 4.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
57.9%
above Koida block's villages (54.5%)
Females per 1,000 males
994
about the same as Koida block's villages (993)
Children aged 0–6
1,377
19.3% of residents
Workers
3,063
43.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
193 (2.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
6,370 (89.5%)

What the 3,063 workers did

  • Cultivators1,422 (46.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers297 (9.7%)
  • Household industry97 (3.2%)
  • Other work334 (10.9%)
  • Marginal workers913 (29.8%)

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 K.balang

How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 62 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 32% forest.

Education

  • Primary school10 of 10
  • Middle school6 of 10
  • Secondary school3 of 10
  • Senior secondary school0 of 10
  • Degree college0 of 10

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 10
  • Health sub-centre2 of 10
  • Anganwadi centre10 of 10

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 10
  • Hand pump10 of 10
  • Electricity for homes10 of 10

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road10 of 10
  • Public bus1 of 10
  • Mobile phone coverage8 of 10

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 10
  • Commercial bank0 of 10
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 10
  • Weekly haat1 of 10
Primary schools
12
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Biri (10), Vegetables (4), Wheat (4).

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 Koida block

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