Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Bishnupur gram panchayat
Bishnupur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,981 people in 1,441 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,981
- Literacy
- 86.5%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116049
Villages of Bishnupur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishnupur | 930 | 3,739 | 86.4% | 29% | 0% |
| Debendrapur | 434 | 1,919 | 85.4% | 12% | 13% |
| Basudebpur | 33 | 131 | 93.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Baniha | 18 | 77 | 91.0% | 34% | 0% |
| Daradadeuli | 17 | 65 | 94.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Srikrishnapur | 7 | 43 | 97.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Samsarpur | 1 | 4 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Chakabarunei | 1 | 3 | 100.0% | 0% | 33% |
| Muraritiran | 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 Bishnupur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,981
- 3,068 male · 2,913 female
- Households
- 1,441
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.5%
- above Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 607
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,899
- 31.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,336 (22.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 272 (4.5%)
What the 1,899 workers did
- Cultivators380 (20.0%)
- Agricultural labourers202 (10.6%)
- Household industry71 (3.7%)
- Other work625 (32.9%)
- Marginal workers621 (32.7%)
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 Bishnupur
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 9 villages cover 5 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre4 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Bahanaga block
- Anju
- Aruhabad
- Avana
- Bahanaga
- Baripada
- Chakjagannath
- Dandaharipur
- Gopalpur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kharasahapur
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Ohittol
- Pandasuni
- Ranapana
- Sahaspur
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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