Gram panchayat · Baliapal block · Balasore
Bishnupur gram panchayat
Bishnupur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliapal block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,770 people in 1,086 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basta assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,770
- Literacy
- 80.4%
- Area
- 6.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116101
Villages of Bishnupur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasalpur | 559 | 2,348 | 81.8% | 30% | 0% |
| Nayabali | 338 | 1,493 | 74.5% | 60% | 0% |
| Bishnupur | 141 | 703 | 85.7% | 0% | 5% |
| Routrapur | 48 | 226 | 85.6% | 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
- 4,770
- 2,333 male · 2,437 female
- Households
- 1,086
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.4%
- below Baliapal block's villages (81.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,045
- above Baliapal block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 637
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,313
- 48.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,601 (33.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 32 (0.7%)
What the 2,313 workers did
- Cultivators734 (31.7%)
- Agricultural labourers234 (10.1%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work202 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers1,135 (49.1%)
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 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 7 km², 95% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ground Nuts (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 Baliapal block
- Aladiha
- Asti
- Badas
- Bahiapal
- Baigambadia
- Balang
- Balarampur
- Balikuti
- Baniadiha
- Betagadia
- Chaumukh
- Dagara
- Derala
- Deula
- Devog
- Ghantua
- Jagatipur
- Jambhirai
- Jamkunda
- Kalyapur
- Kumbhari
- Kunduli
- Madhupura
- Nikhira
- Nuagan
- Panchupali
- Pratappur
- Ratii
- Saudi
- Srirampur
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