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Chandanbhati gram panchayat

Chandanbhati is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balangir block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,640 people in 1,685 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bolangir assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
6,640
Literacy
70.8%
Area
18.7 km²
LGD code
115783

Villages of Chandanbhati

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Chandanbhati7282,75272.2%16%6%
Baghala3231,27867.3%15%2%
Sindorbahal2541,06471.9%22%2%
Salepali23296667.4%21%65%
Badighor14858074.9%30%1%

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 Chandanbhati

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,640
3,426 male · 3,214 female
Households
1,685
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
70.8%
above Balangir block's villages (67.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
938
below Balangir block's villages (973)
Children aged 0–6
824
12.4% of residents
Workers
2,762
41.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,234 (18.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
843 (12.7%)

What the 2,762 workers did

  • Cultivators533 (19.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers416 (15.1%)
  • Household industry206 (7.5%)
  • Other work718 (26.0%)
  • Marginal workers889 (32.2%)

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 Chandanbhati

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 5 villages cover 19 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school2 of 5
  • Senior secondary school1 of 5
  • Degree college1 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 bus0 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
  • Weekly haat3 of 5
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetable (4), Pulses (3), Vegetables (1), Mung (1), Ground Nuts (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

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