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Gram panchayat · Bangomunda block · Balangir

Arsatula gram panchayat

Arsatula is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bangomunda block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,338 people in 1,006 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
4,338
Literacy
51.2%
Area
11.6 km²
LGD code
115801

Villages of Arsatula

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Arsatula3441,48156.3%6%22%
Balbeng3331,46140.9%27%32%
Kurdiamunda23095363.8%16%0%
Deheli9944341.5%31%37%

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 Arsatula

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,338
2,180 male · 2,158 female
Households
1,006
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
51.2%
below Bangomunda block's villages (54.0%)
Females per 1,000 males
990
above Bangomunda block's villages (978)
Children aged 0–6
627
14.5% of residents
Workers
2,463
56.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
769 (17.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
957 (22.1%)

What the 2,463 workers did

  • Cultivators477 (19.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers793 (32.2%)
  • Household industry11 (0.4%)
  • Other work96 (3.9%)
  • Marginal workers1,086 (44.1%)

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 Arsatula

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 12 km², 59% of it sown with crops.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school0 of 4
  • Secondary school0 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes0 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
4
Middle schools
0
Secondary schools
0
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
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 Bangomunda block

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