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Tusurabahal gram panchayat

Tusurabahal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balangir block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,708 people in 673 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bolangir assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
2,708
Literacy
66.5%
Area
9.7 km²
LGD code
115799

Villages of Tusurabahal

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Tusrabahal2981,22063.7%4%45%
Dangaghat23087276.4%5%12%
Jiratmal14561658.1%8%46%

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 Tusurabahal

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
2,708
1,340 male · 1,368 female
Households
673
about 4.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
66.5%
about the same as Balangir block's villages (67.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,021
above Balangir block's villages (973)
Children aged 0–6
330
12.2% of residents
Workers
870
32.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
149 (5.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
940 (34.7%)

What the 870 workers did

  • Cultivators388 (44.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers131 (15.1%)
  • Household industry10 (1.1%)
  • Other work142 (16.3%)
  • Marginal workers199 (22.9%)

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 Tusurabahal

How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 10 km², and 66% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school2 of 3
  • Secondary school1 of 3
  • Senior secondary school0 of 3
  • Degree college0 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre0 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump3 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road1 of 3
  • Public bus0 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
  • Weekly haat0 of 3
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: Paddy (3), Sweet Potato (2), Pulses (1), Vegetable (1), Vegetables (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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