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Gram panchayat · Bhograi block · Balasore

Bhograi gram panchayat

Bhograi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhograi block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,487 people in 1,406 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhograi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
6,487
Literacy
82.5%
Area
8 km²
LGD code
116146

Villages of Bhograi

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Bhograi8504,04379.5%26%1%
Bartana3691,70986.7%1%0%
Iswarpur11545588.8%5%1%
Chakpalasia5722888.9%0%0%
Andhia155291.3%19%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 Bhograi

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,487
3,315 male · 3,172 female
Households
1,406
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
82.5%
below Bhograi block's villages (84.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
957
above Bhograi block's villages (934)
Children aged 0–6
741
11.4% of residents
Workers
3,155
48.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,095 (16.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
57 (0.9%)

What the 3,155 workers did

  • Cultivators962 (30.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers144 (4.6%)
  • Household industry24 (0.8%)
  • Other work286 (9.1%)
  • Marginal workers1,739 (55.1%)

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 Bhograi

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 8 km², 2% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school2 of 5
  • Senior secondary school1 of 5
  • Degree college1 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre1 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump5 of 5
  • Electricity for homes4 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 5
  • Public bus1 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office3 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
  • Weekly haat1 of 5
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Betel Nut (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 Bhograi block

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