Gram panchayat · Puintala block · Balangir
Bhaler gram panchayat
Bhaler is a gram panchayat (village council) in Puintala block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,530 people in 1,114 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,530
- Literacy
- 71.5%
- Area
- 16.4 km²
- LGD code
- 115964
Villages of Bhaler
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhaler | 512 | 1,986 | 73.4% | 24% | 11% |
| Lepta | 202 | 913 | 59.0% | 17% | 42% |
| Pudapali | 183 | 718 | 73.6% | 33% | 5% |
| Fatkara | 149 | 664 | 80.0% | 24% | 11% |
| Bijabahali | 68 | 249 | 72.9% | 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 Bhaler
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,530
- 2,292 male · 2,238 female
- Households
- 1,114
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.5%
- about the same as Puintala block's villages (70.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- about the same as Puintala block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 568
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,556
- 34.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,025 (22.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 707 (15.6%)
What the 1,556 workers did
- Cultivators420 (27.0%)
- Agricultural labourers343 (22.0%)
- Household industry32 (2.1%)
- Other work536 (34.4%)
- Marginal workers225 (14.5%)
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 Bhaler
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 16 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 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 homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (3), Vegetables (3).
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 Puintala block
- Ainlasari
- Ankiriapadar
- Atgaon
- Bahalpadar
- Bairasar
- Bandhapada
- Bileisarda
- Bubel
- Chhatamakhna
- Chhatapipal
- Durgapali
- Duspur
- Gaintala
- Jamgaon
- Khaliapali
- Kurul
- Lukapada
- Mahimunda
- Malmunda
- Patharala
- Pipirda
- Puintala
- Randa
- Sauntpur
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