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Gram panchayat · Bhograi block · Balasore

Tukurihazira gram panchayat

Tukurihazira is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhograi block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 17 villages, home to 6,152 people in 1,465 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhograi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
17
Population (2011)
6,152
Literacy
79.9%
Area
13.9 km²
LGD code
116172

Villages of Tukurihazira

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Phulabanikhas4311,95084.9%23%0%
Rankotha4521,88975.6%35%30%
Tukurihajira2431,02281.1%54%0%
Phulabani21991573.6%87%0%
Andharibalibadha3112488.8%0%43%
Sankhajhuri288286.7%0%0%
Harigochhia237291.4%0%0%
Fatepadia204969.4%31%14%
Kismatsankhajhuri153672.7%0%8%
Bhitarbhaunri29100.0%0%0%
Panchabaria14100.0%0%0%
Babubhaunri00–––
Bachhuri khuard00–––
Baghpanjar00–––
Balarampur00–––
Chaulakera00–––
Puripatrabhaunri00–––

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 Tukurihazira

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,152
3,118 male · 3,034 female
Households
1,465
about 4.2 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
79.9%
below Bhograi block's villages (84.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
973
above Bhograi block's villages (934)
Children aged 0–6
710
11.5% of residents
Workers
2,690
43.7% of residents
Scheduled Castes
2,483 (40.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
624 (10.1%)

What the 2,690 workers did

  • Cultivators861 (32.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers164 (6.1%)
  • Household industry6 (0.2%)
  • Other work423 (15.7%)
  • Marginal workers1,236 (45.9%)

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 Tukurihazira

How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 17 villages cover 14 km², 5% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 11
  • Middle school4 of 11
  • Secondary school2 of 11
  • Senior secondary school0 of 11
  • Degree college0 of 11

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 11
  • Health sub-centre1 of 11
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 11

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 11
  • Hand pump11 of 11
  • Electricity for homes5 of 11

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 11
  • Public bus1 of 11
  • Mobile phone coverage8 of 11

Services

  • Post office or sub post office3 of 11
  • Commercial bank0 of 11
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
  • Weekly haat1 of 11
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Betel (5).

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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