Gram panchayat · Nuagaon block · Sundargarh
Khuntgaon gram panchayat
Khuntgaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nuagaon block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,352 people in 993 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Biramitrapur assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,352
- Literacy
- 61.4%
- Area
- 18.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121719
Villages of Khuntgaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khuntgaon | 414 | 1,711 | 64.4% | 8% | 42% |
| Karkatta | 179 | 872 | 62.1% | 7% | 75% |
| Koilsuta | 185 | 840 | 51.7% | 4% | 89% |
| Lendra | 175 | 732 | 64.3% | 6% | 85% |
| Mitikundri | 40 | 197 | 61.2% | 18% | 82% |
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 Khuntgaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,352
- 2,135 male · 2,217 female
- Households
- 993
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.4%
- about the same as Nuagaon block's villages (61.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,038
- above Nuagaon block's villages (1,013)
- Children aged 0–6
- 565
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,508
- 34.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 311 (7.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,903 (66.7%)
What the 1,508 workers did
- Cultivators443 (29.4%)
- Agricultural labourers75 (5.0%)
- Household industry14 (0.9%)
- Other work453 (30.0%)
- Marginal workers523 (34.7%)
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 Khuntgaon
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 19 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetable (4), Wheat (2), Vegetables (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
- Karkatnasa
- 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 Khuntgaon? Share it with us.