Gram panchayat · Koida block · Sundargarh
Kalta gram panchayat
Kalta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Koida block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,166 people in 1,942 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,166
- Literacy
- 61.2%
- Area
- 22.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121616
Villages of Kalta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tada | 674 | 2,695 | 63.0% | 3% | 83% |
| Kalta | 611 | 2,532 | 79.3% | 6% | 65% |
| Kamanda | 233 | 1,081 | 48.2% | 8% | 63% |
| Jhirpani | 204 | 1,000 | 38.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Kusumdihi | 220 | 858 | 39.8% | 3% | 74% |
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 Kalta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,166
- 4,257 male · 3,909 female
- Households
- 1,942
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.2%
- above Koida block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 918
- below Koida block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,455
- 17.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,421
- 41.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 360 (4.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6,197 (75.9%)
What the 3,421 workers did
- Cultivators179 (5.2%)
- Agricultural labourers53 (1.5%)
- Household industry85 (2.5%)
- Other work2,281 (66.7%)
- Marginal workers823 (24.1%)
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 Kalta
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 23 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 25% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre3 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4), Mustard (1), Corn (1), Til (1), Biri (1).
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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