Gram panchayat · Agalpur block · Balangir
Bendra gram panchayat
Bendra is a gram panchayat (village council) in Agalpur block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,938 people in 1,242 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,938
- Literacy
- 67.4%
- Area
- 19 km²
- LGD code
- 115763
Villages of Bendra
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rampur | 325 | 1,394 | 76.5% | 16% | 48% |
| Bendra | 328 | 1,273 | 60.3% | 22% | 7% |
| Jharbandhali | 220 | 907 | 71.6% | 41% | 21% |
| Dhauradadar | 238 | 881 | 58.6% | 26% | 37% |
| Danipali | 131 | 483 | 67.0% | 13% | 33% |
| Karanpali | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rebanaguda | 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 Bendra
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,938
- 2,629 male · 2,309 female
- Households
- 1,242
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.4%
- below Agalpur block's villages (69.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 878
- below Agalpur block's villages (982)
- Children aged 0–6
- 582
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,275
- 46.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,163 (23.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,440 (29.2%)
What the 2,275 workers did
- Cultivators315 (13.8%)
- Agricultural labourers298 (13.1%)
- Household industry72 (3.2%)
- Other work286 (12.6%)
- Marginal workers1,304 (57.3%)
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 Bendra
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 19 km², 49% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school3 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Agalpur block
- Agalpur
- Babufasad
- Badtika
- Bakti
- Bharsuja
- Budula
- Duduka
- Jharnipali
- Kutasingha
- Luhuramunda
- Mursundhi
- Nagaon(A)
- Nagaon(B)
- Nuniapali
- Patuapali
- Rinbachan
- Roth
- Salebhata
- Uparbahal
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