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Belpadar gram panchayat

Belpadar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muribahal block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,117 people in 1,242 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
5,117
Literacy
55.4%
Area
9.4 km²
LGD code
115917

Villages of Belpadar

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Sirol5812,48645.9%28%21%
Belpadar2841,14071.0%8%19%
Rahenbhata18270159.4%19%10%
Chingermunda15062162.3%29%19%
Dungriguda4516950.3%0%7%

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 Belpadar

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,117
2,534 male · 2,583 female
Households
1,242
about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
55.4%
about the same as Muribahal block's villages (55.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,019
above Muribahal block's villages (1,001)
Children aged 0–6
658
12.9% of residents
Workers
1,969
38.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,087 (21.2%)
Scheduled Tribes
953 (18.6%)

What the 1,969 workers did

  • Cultivators389 (19.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers248 (12.6%)
  • Household industry21 (1.1%)
  • Other work615 (31.2%)
  • Marginal workers696 (35.3%)

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 Belpadar

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 9 km², and 28% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school1 of 5
  • Senior secondary school1 of 5
  • Degree college0 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 road4 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) shop1 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).

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 Muribahal block

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