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Gram panchayat · Lahunipara block · Sundargarh

Kaleiposh gram panchayat

Kaleiposh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lahunipara block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 6,383 people in 1,424 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
14
Population (2011)
6,383
Literacy
61.0%
Area
22.1 km²
LGD code
121664

Villages of Kaleiposh

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Kendudihi3091,57053.0%8%87%
Kenapali2781,21565.7%26%62%
Kaleiposh15257576.8%13%71%
Dhamanadarha12155766.8%0%98%
Nuapada12048858.8%0%97%
Paragposh11148349.0%0%98%
Thakurpali7636059.4%6%93%
Thenteiposh7531172.0%11%0%
Kumbhardihi4923065.9%7%91%
Katupada4119362.9%0%100%
Jogibandh4116454.3%0%85%
Solberana2912142.7%0%99%
Sankhajurinali2211657.5%0%98%
Sankendudihi00–––

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 Kaleiposh

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,383
3,156 male · 3,227 female
Households
1,424
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
61.0%
above Lahunipara block's villages (59.0%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,022
above Lahunipara block's villages (1,010)
Children aged 0–6
1,013
15.9% of residents
Workers
3,416
53.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
596 (9.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
5,129 (80.4%)

What the 3,416 workers did

  • Cultivators983 (28.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers454 (13.3%)
  • Household industry45 (1.3%)
  • Other work392 (11.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,542 (45.1%)

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 Kaleiposh

How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 22 km², 11% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.

Education

  • Primary school9 of 13
  • Middle school3 of 13
  • Secondary school2 of 13
  • Senior secondary school0 of 13
  • Degree college0 of 13

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 13
  • Health sub-centre1 of 13
  • Anganwadi centre12 of 13

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 13
  • Hand pump13 of 13
  • Electricity for homes13 of 13

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 13
  • Public bus2 of 13
  • Mobile phone coverage13 of 13

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 13
  • Commercial bank0 of 13
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 13
  • Weekly haat1 of 13
Primary schools
10
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Wheat (5), Biri (5), Pulses (4), Kulatha (4), Til (4), Rashi (2), Mandia (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 Lahunipara block

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