Gram panchayat · Kaniha block · Angul

Burukuna gram panchayat

Burukuna is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kaniha block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 7,200 people in 1,800 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pallahara assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 15
Population (2011): 7,200
Literacy: 75.9%
Area: 35.2 km²
LGD code: 115672

Villages of Burukuna

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Saradhapur	479	1,807	85.0%	34%	0%
Mahidharpur	330	1,332	70.8%	17%	0%
Jhhulakhuntia	242	1,023	80.8%	24%	5%
Burukuna	187	754	70.7%	35%	0%
Badibahal	125	479	72.3%	4%	0%
Deragola	110	433	74.8%	14%	0%
Siaria	80	351	77.0%	22%	11%
Mahuliapasi	74	285	68.3%	38%	0%
Gangadharpur	57	269	97.8%	13%	66%
Naikanali	45	169	47.2%	0%	59%
Kulapal	35	159	55.6%	11%	0%
Barapal	36	139	40.4%	4%	54%
Dangarpaluninhabited	0	0	–	–	–
Fasipaluninhabited	0	0	–	–	–
Mankadachuauninhabited	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 Burukuna

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 7,200; 3,719 male · 3,481 female
Households: 1,800; about 4.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 75.9%; below Kaniha block's villages (78.0%)
Females per 1,000 males: 936; above Kaniha block's villages (915)
Children aged 0–6: 774; 10.8% of residents
Workers: 2,705; 37.6% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 1,669 (23.2%)
Scheduled Tribes: 441 (6.1%)

What the 2,705 workers did

Cultivators236 (8.7%)
Agricultural labourers272 (10.1%)
Household industry84 (3.1%)
Other work558 (20.6%)
Marginal workers1,555 (57.5%)

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 Burukuna

How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 35 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.

Education

Primary school11 of 12
Middle school6 of 12
Secondary school3 of 12
Senior secondary school0 of 12
Degree college0 of 12

Health

Primary health centre0 of 12
Health sub-centre2 of 12
Anganwadi centre9 of 12

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 12
Hand pump11 of 12
Electricity for homes12 of 12

Roads & transport

All-weather road12 of 12
Public bus0 of 12
Mobile phone coverage12 of 12

Services

Post office or sub post office2 of 12
Commercial bank0 of 12
Ration (PDS) shop5 of 12
Weekly haat0 of 12

Primary schools: 13
Middle schools: 8
Secondary schools: 3
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Black Gram (12), Green Horse Gram (1), Blackhorse Gram (1), Black Horse 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 Kaniha block

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