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Gram panchayat · Muribahal block · Balangir

Ichhapada gram panchayat

Ichhapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muribahal block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,238 people in 1,372 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
11
Population (2011)
5,238
Literacy
56.7%
Area
28.6 km²
LGD code
115925

Villages of Ichhapada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Ichhapara24090781.1%26%25%
Sargul22478547.3%16%56%
Antarla15458154.8%14%1%
Katarlaga13152350.0%12%78%
Rengali12651559.0%23%24%
Bhandarbanji12451440.1%16%52%
Baghuabahal11643345.0%27%64%
Bahyaudar10741667.6%13%86%
Jharkhamar6424156.8%14%86%
Sargipali5721342.3%20%17%
Saibandha2911057.1%5%44%

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 Ichhapada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,238
2,565 male · 2,673 female
Households
1,372
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
56.7%
above Muribahal block's villages (55.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,042
above Muribahal block's villages (1,001)
Children aged 0–6
758
14.5% of residents
Workers
2,751
52.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
961 (18.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,394 (45.7%)

What the 2,751 workers did

  • Cultivators515 (18.7%)
  • Agricultural labourers457 (16.6%)
  • Household industry44 (1.6%)
  • Other work216 (7.9%)
  • Marginal workers1,519 (55.2%)

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 Ichhapada

How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 29 km², and 31% forest.

Education

  • Primary school10 of 11
  • Middle school3 of 11
  • Secondary school1 of 11
  • Senior secondary school0 of 11
  • Degree college0 of 11

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 11
  • Health sub-centre1 of 11
  • Anganwadi centre10 of 11

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 11
  • Hand pump11 of 11
  • Electricity for homes9 of 11

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 11
  • Public bus3 of 11
  • Mobile phone coverage11 of 11

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 11
  • Commercial bank0 of 11
  • Ration (PDS) shop6 of 11
  • Weekly haat1 of 11
Primary schools
10
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).

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

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ichhapada? Share it with us.