Gram panchayat · Oupada block · Balasore
Badapokhari gram panchayat
Badapokhari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Oupada block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 6,970 people in 1,626 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nilgiri assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 6,970
- Literacy
- 69.6%
- Area
- 9.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116256
Villages of Badapokhari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badapokhri | 619 | 2,578 | 71.9% | 13% | 20% |
| Badhi | 228 | 953 | 80.4% | 31% | 0% |
| Budakhunta | 165 | 917 | 62.7% | 1% | 52% |
| Balimundali | 165 | 770 | 31.7% | 6% | 77% |
| Daripokhari | 94 | 373 | 87.2% | 5% | 0% |
| Jokagadia | 70 | 250 | 78.7% | 92% | 0% |
| Aghasul | 44 | 212 | 70.4% | 67% | 0% |
| Ambagadia | 53 | 206 | 61.1% | 60% | 0% |
| Rodanapur | 49 | 181 | 80.5% | 30% | 0% |
| Similipal | 38 | 159 | 76.8% | 57% | 7% |
| Nuagaon | 36 | 136 | 81.0% | 4% | 0% |
| Niankhia | 34 | 132 | 87.7% | 24% | 0% |
| Jayanarayanpur | 27 | 93 | 95.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Brajakishorepur | 4 | 10 | 87.5% | 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 Badapokhari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,970
- 3,460 male · 3,510 female
- Households
- 1,626
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.6%
- below Oupada block's villages (74.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,014
- above Oupada block's villages (972)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,036
- 14.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,423
- 49.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,388 (19.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,587 (22.8%)
What the 3,423 workers did
- Cultivators979 (28.6%)
- Agricultural labourers567 (16.6%)
- Household industry119 (3.5%)
- Other work454 (13.3%)
- Marginal workers1,304 (38.1%)
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 Badapokhari
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 9 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 14
- Middle school5 of 14
- Secondary school1 of 14
- Senior secondary school0 of 14
- Degree college0 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre1 of 14
- Anganwadi centre9 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump14 of 14
- Electricity for homes13 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 14
- Public bus0 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 14
- Weekly haat1 of 14
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14).
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 Oupada block
- Aghirapada
- Baunsabania
- Dakhin Narasinghpur
- Fatepur
- Gadasahi
- Garadihi
- Iswarpur
- Rairamachandrapur
- Shyamasundarpur
- Talakia
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