Gram panchayat · Nuagaon block · Sundargarh
Karkatnasa gram panchayat
Karkatnasa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nuagaon block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,232 people in 937 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Biramitrapur assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,232
- Literacy
- 66.0%
- Area
- 13.6 km²
- LGD code
- 121718
Villages of Karkatnasa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patab | 252 | 1,213 | 59.6% | 0% | 81% |
| Kantajhar | 179 | 834 | 63.5% | 4% | 71% |
| Anthugada | 138 | 599 | 71.3% | 4% | 90% |
| Jamdarah | 138 | 591 | 60.0% | 4% | 88% |
| Karkatnasa | 130 | 575 | 86.3% | 29% | 30% |
| Kusumtoli | 100 | 420 | 62.5% | 6% | 60% |
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 Karkatnasa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,232
- 2,073 male · 2,159 female
- Households
- 937
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.0%
- above Nuagaon block's villages (61.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,041
- above Nuagaon block's villages (1,013)
- Children aged 0–6
- 546
- 12.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,446
- 34.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 270 (6.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,055 (72.2%)
What the 1,446 workers did
- Cultivators235 (16.3%)
- Agricultural labourers122 (8.4%)
- Household industry7 (0.5%)
- Other work435 (30.1%)
- Marginal workers647 (44.7%)
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 Karkatnasa
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 6 villages cover 14 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 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 homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetable (4), Pulses (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 Nuagaon block
- Ankurpali
- Badajojoda
- Bagdega
- Barilepta
- Chitapedi
- Hatibari
- Jahaditoli
- Kandarkela
- Kardega
- Khuntgaon
- Kokerama
- Limda
- Lukumbeda
- Menmena
- Nuagaon
- Purunapani
- Sorda
- Teterkela
- Urmei
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Karkatnasa? Share it with us.