Gram panchayat · Rajgangpur block · Sundargarh
Chhatam gram panchayat
Chhatam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,124 people in 432 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rajgangpur assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,124
- Literacy
- 70.1%
- Area
- 8.8 km²
- LGD code
- 275339
Villages of Chhatam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhatam | 251 | 1,225 | 75.6% | 1% | 97% |
| Kahachuan | 127 | 637 | 65.0% | 0% | 97% |
| Kuleipith | 37 | 158 | 43.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kunjam | 17 | 104 | 69.4% | 0% | 99% |
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 Chhatam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,124
- 1,020 male · 1,104 female
- Households
- 432
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.1%
- above Rajgangpur block's villages (65.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,082
- above Rajgangpur block's villages (1,009)
- Children aged 0–6
- 365
- 17.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,094
- 51.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 17 (0.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,069 (97.4%)
What the 1,094 workers did
- Cultivators376 (34.4%)
- Agricultural labourers166 (15.2%)
- Household industry2 (0.2%)
- Other work22 (2.0%)
- Marginal workers528 (48.3%)
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 Chhatam
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 9 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school0 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes0 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Rajgangpur block
- Alanda
- Buchukupara
- Budham
- Chungimati
- Dhelua
- Garvana
- Jareikela
- Jaurumal
- Jhagarpur
- Kesramal
- Kukuda
- Kukudamunda
- Kunmuru
- Kutunia
- Laing
- Malidihi
- Panposh
- Raikakachhar
- Sagjore
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Chhatam? Share it with us.