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Barapudgia gram panchayat
Barapudgia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balangir block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,472 people in 1,246 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bolangir assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,472
- Literacy
- 68.4%
- Area
- 20 km²
- LGD code
- 115778
Villages of Barapudgia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barapudgia | 312 | 1,434 | 66.6% | 22% | 39% |
| Karlapita | 286 | 1,302 | 63.9% | 16% | 32% |
| Kermeli | 214 | 964 | 62.0% | 26% | 7% |
| Barpita | 186 | 719 | 71.6% | 14% | 26% |
| Saraspita | 132 | 615 | 97.3% | 10% | 63% |
| Kutensilat | 116 | 438 | 53.4% | 27% | 26% |
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 Barapudgia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,472
- 2,778 male · 2,694 female
- Households
- 1,246
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.4%
- above Balangir block's villages (67.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- about the same as Balangir block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 734
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,817
- 33.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,074 (19.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,725 (31.5%)
What the 1,817 workers did
- Cultivators664 (36.5%)
- Agricultural labourers193 (10.6%)
- Household industry49 (2.7%)
- Other work353 (19.4%)
- Marginal workers558 (30.7%)
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 Barapudgia
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 20 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school0 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (5), Vegetable (3), Potato (1), Vegetables (1), Mung (1), Sweet Potato (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 Balangir block
- Baidipali
- Barkani
- Belpada
- Bhundimuhan
- Bhutiarbahal
- Bidighat
- Chadheipahadi
- Chandanbhati
- Chikalbahal
- Chudapali
- Jhankarpali
- Khaliapali
- Khujenpali
- Khuntpali
- Kudasingha
- Kutumdola
- Madhiapali
- Manhira
- Mayabarha
- Mirdhapali
- Sadeipali
- Sahajbahal
- Sakma
- Sibtala
- Sikachhida
- Tusurabahal
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