Gram panchayat · Muribahal block · Balangir
Bitabandh gram panchayat
Bitabandh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muribahal block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,269 people in 804 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,269
- Literacy
- 58.3%
- Area
- 8.4 km²
- LGD code
- 275155
Villages of Bitabandh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitabandh | 249 | 1,026 | 57.1% | 31% | 6% |
| Ghantbahali | 195 | 834 | 61.2% | 18% | 24% |
| Kandakhal | 146 | 565 | 66.0% | 20% | 9% |
| Pitapara | 93 | 381 | 48.4% | 3% | 24% |
| Rengali | 84 | 308 | 52.3% | 3% | 3% |
| Bileikani | 37 | 155 | 57.4% | 0% | 31% |
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 Bitabandh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,269
- 1,602 male · 1,667 female
- Households
- 804
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.3%
- above Muribahal block's villages (55.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,041
- above Muribahal block's villages (1,001)
- Children aged 0–6
- 483
- 14.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,608
- 49.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 604 (18.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 467 (14.3%)
What the 1,608 workers did
- Cultivators532 (33.1%)
- Agricultural labourers294 (18.3%)
- Household industry18 (1.1%)
- Other work101 (6.3%)
- Marginal workers663 (41.2%)
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 Bitabandh
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 8 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes4 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (1), Pulses (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 Muribahal block
- Badsaimara
- Bandupala
- Bankel
- Belpadar
- Chalki
- Chanabahal
- Dangarpada
- Gadagadabahal
- Ganrei
- Goimund
- Gudighat
- Haldi
- Ichhapada
- Lakhana
- Lebeda
- Malisira
- Muribahal
- Patrapali
- Patrapali(Kha)
- Tentulikhunti
- Tupaudar
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