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Gram panchayat · Chhendipada block · Angul

Barapada gram panchayat

Barapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chhendipada block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 2,641 people in 627 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhendipada assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
2,641
Literacy
72.5%
Area
15.7 km²
LGD code
115634

Villages of Barapada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Barapada2531,13163.0%15%15%
Nandichhoda(Gopiballabhapur)24298780.9%6%67%
Gopinathpur jungle8233073.3%30%18%
Chakundapal5019386.5%0%82%
Kundajharijungle00–––

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 Barapada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
2,641
1,363 male · 1,278 female
Households
627
about 4.2 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
72.5%
below Chhendipada block's villages (73.5%)
Females per 1,000 males
938
below Chhendipada block's villages (955)
Children aged 0–6
370
14.0% of residents
Workers
1,347
51.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
331 (12.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,046 (39.6%)

What the 1,347 workers did

  • Cultivators556 (41.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers153 (11.4%)
  • Household industry50 (3.7%)
  • Other work243 (18.0%)
  • Marginal workers345 (25.6%)

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 Barapada

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 5 villages cover 16 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 31% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 4
  • Middle school2 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre0 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
3
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (5), Paddy (4), Parbal (1), Green Gram (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 Chhendipada block

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