Gram panchayat · Balisankara block · Sundargarh
Kurei gram panchayat
Kurei is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balisankara block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,626 people in 991 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,626
- Literacy
- 70.3%
- Area
- 19.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275348
Villages of Kurei
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurei | 398 | 1,460 | 70.4% | 7% | 77% |
| Gaikanpali | 241 | 879 | 77.7% | 12% | 24% |
| Jamudarha | 180 | 653 | 60.2% | 0% | 73% |
| Sandhapani | 65 | 258 | 84.8% | 0% | 90% |
| Lamti | 41 | 137 | 35.8% | 2% | 74% |
| Kurai(R.F) | 34 | 118 | 62.2% | 0% | 89% |
| Sapkundal | 22 | 83 | 88.9% | 0% | 99% |
| Baglata | 7 | 27 | 87.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kandapani-R.F. | 2 | 8 | 20.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Sapkundal(R.F) | 1 | 3 | 100.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kurei
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,626
- 1,787 male · 1,839 female
- Households
- 991
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.3%
- above Balisankara block's villages (67.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,029
- about the same as Balisankara block's villages (1,036)
- Children aged 0–6
- 425
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,817
- 50.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 225 (6.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,360 (65.1%)
What the 1,817 workers did
- Cultivators43 (2.4%)
- Agricultural labourers416 (22.9%)
- Household industry13 (0.7%)
- Other work50 (2.8%)
- Marginal workers1,295 (71.3%)
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 Kurei
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 20 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 10
- Middle school3 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre4 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump6 of 10
- Electricity for homes2 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 10
- Public bus2 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Black Gram (6), Ground Nuts (4), Maize (2). Handicrafts: Tailoring (1), Furnitures (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 Balisankara block
- Balisankara
- Bandega
- Bandhabahal
- Beheradihi
- Birkaldihi
- Deobhubanpur
- Dhubendand
- Karuabahal
- Kinjirkela
- Kusumura
- Lulukidihi
- Rampur
- Sagbahal
- Saunamura
- Talsara
- Tildega
- Tileikani
- Tumlia
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