Gram panchayat · Loisinga block · Balangir
Uparbahal gram panchayat
Uparbahal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Loisinga block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,587 people in 1,272 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,587
- Literacy
- 69.4%
- Area
- 22 km²
- LGD code
- 115914
Villages of Uparbahal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uparbahal | 431 | 1,550 | 68.5% | 17% | 18% |
| Raghupadar | 189 | 644 | 73.6% | 8% | 3% |
| Barkani | 153 | 589 | 66.9% | 26% | 40% |
| Uchhabapali | 139 | 479 | 60.3% | 5% | 26% |
| Bhoipali | 123 | 428 | 80.8% | 21% | 2% |
| Sanjhankarpali | 106 | 400 | 66.8% | 37% | 14% |
| Sadhupali | 87 | 323 | 73.4% | 15% | 0% |
| Jamjuri | 44 | 174 | 65.5% | 0% | 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 Uparbahal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,587
- 2,312 male · 2,275 female
- Households
- 1,272
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.4%
- about the same as Loisinga block's villages (69.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- about the same as Loisinga block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 600
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,161
- 47.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 783 (17.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 785 (17.1%)
What the 2,161 workers did
- Cultivators570 (26.4%)
- Agricultural labourers542 (25.1%)
- Household industry31 (1.4%)
- Other work248 (11.5%)
- Marginal workers770 (35.6%)
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 Uparbahal
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 22 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 43% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Vegetables (7), Sugarcane (6), Pulses (1), Vegetable (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 Loisinga block
- Badibahal
- Badimunda
- Banipali
- Budhipadar
- Burda
- G.s.dungripalli
- Hirapur
- Jharmunda
- Jogisarda
- Kandajuri
- Kusang
- Kusmel
- Kutenpali
- Loisingha
- Magurbeda
- Ratakhandi
- Rengali
- Sargad
- Taliudar
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