Gram panchayat · Loisinga block · Balangir
Hirapur gram panchayat
Hirapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Loisinga block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,601 people in 1,369 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,601
- Literacy
- 72.9%
- Area
- 14.6 km²
- LGD code
- 115902
Villages of Hirapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirapur | 259 | 1,050 | 75.3% | 23% | 7% |
| Mandiapadar | 226 | 927 | 65.4% | 15% | 2% |
| Gopalpur | 214 | 786 | 71.4% | 31% | 1% |
| Semelmunda | 176 | 779 | 67.6% | 9% | 60% |
| Panesara | 137 | 620 | 80.4% | 16% | 0% |
| Bardool | 145 | 573 | 77.8% | 63% | 0% |
| Tebhadunguri | 136 | 547 | 74.8% | 18% | 39% |
| Sarasmunda | 62 | 259 | 77.9% | 20% | 26% |
| Kharmunda | 14 | 60 | 62.3% | 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 Hirapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,601
- 2,855 male · 2,746 female
- Households
- 1,369
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.9%
- above Loisinga block's villages (69.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- below Loisinga block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 609
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,347
- 41.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,307 (23.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 850 (15.2%)
What the 2,347 workers did
- Cultivators349 (14.9%)
- Agricultural labourers496 (21.1%)
- Household industry21 (0.9%)
- Other work359 (15.3%)
- Marginal workers1,122 (47.8%)
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 Hirapur
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 15 km², 54% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Wheat (9), Sugarcane (9).
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 Loisinga block
- Badibahal
- Badimunda
- Banipali
- Budhipadar
- Burda
- G.s.dungripalli
- Jharmunda
- Jogisarda
- Kandajuri
- Kusang
- Kusmel
- Kutenpali
- Loisingha
- Magurbeda
- Ratakhandi
- Rengali
- Sargad
- Taliudar
- Uparbahal
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Hirapur? Share it with us.