Gram panchayat · Anugul block · Angul
Balasingha gram panchayat
Balasingha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Anugul block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 6,427 people in 1,444 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 6,427
- Literacy
- 76.5%
- Area
- 13.3 km²
- LGD code
- 115555
Villages of Balasingha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balasinga | 827 | 3,787 | 71.7% | 16% | 0% |
| Surab | 234 | 1,099 | 87.1% | 25% | 2% |
| Hanadiha | 158 | 662 | 77.2% | 26% | 19% |
| Pandupur | 102 | 381 | 83.8% | 18% | 1% |
| Talasahi | 43 | 211 | 84.2% | 100% | 0% |
| Biswanathapur | 44 | 162 | 76.6% | 14% | 57% |
| Fulpal | 30 | 104 | 91.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Kansanali | 3 | 15 | 57.1% | 100% | 0% |
| Charadapita | 2 | 5 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Khaparakhai | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Baliani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Brahmanposi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Balasingha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,427
- 3,278 male · 3,149 female
- Households
- 1,444
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.5%
- above Anugul block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 961
- about the same as Anugul block's villages (963)
- Children aged 0–6
- 798
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,918
- 29.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,382 (21.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 254 (4.0%)
What the 1,918 workers did
- Cultivators590 (30.8%)
- Agricultural labourers302 (15.7%)
- Household industry175 (9.1%)
- Other work574 (29.9%)
- Marginal workers277 (14.4%)
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 Balasingha
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 12 villages cover 13 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 10
- Middle school5 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre0 of 10
- Anganwadi centre5 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump8 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Black Gram (10).
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 Anugul block
- Angarbandha
- Antula
- Badakantakul
- Badakera
- Balanga
- Baluakata
- Bantala
- Baragaunia
- Basala
- Bedasasan
- Chhelipada
- Dhokuta
- Gadatarasha
- Inkarbandha
- Jagannathpur
- Kangula Bentapur
- Khalari
- Khinda
- Kothabhuin
- Kunursingha
- Manikjodi
- Matiasahi
- Nandapur
- Nuamauja
- Pokatunga
- Purunakot
- Rantalai
- Sankhapur
- Saradhapur
- Susuda
- Tainsi
- Talagarh
- Tikarpada
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