Gram panchayat · Basta block · Balasore
Basuchakurai gram panchayat
Basuchakurai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basta block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,300 people in 766 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,300
- Literacy
- 72.5%
- Area
- 2.8 km²
- LGD code
- 275578
Villages of Basuchakurai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basuchakurai | 300 | 1,343 | 75.2% | 10% | 31% |
| DhobaChakurai | 226 | 964 | 77.7% | 14% | 24% |
| Bhagichakurai | 195 | 799 | 59.8% | 35% | 32% |
| Paikdiha | 45 | 194 | 80.2% | 2% | 23% |
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 Basuchakurai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,300
- 1,682 male · 1,618 female
- Households
- 766
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.5%
- below Basta block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- above Basta block's villages (951)
- Children aged 0–6
- 506
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,543
- 46.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 557 (16.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 948 (28.7%)
What the 1,543 workers did
- Cultivators254 (16.5%)
- Agricultural labourers312 (20.2%)
- Household industry36 (2.3%)
- Other work111 (7.2%)
- Marginal workers830 (53.8%)
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 Basuchakurai
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 3 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school0 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes2 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Basta block
- Babarda
- Baniadiha
- Barunagadia
- Brahmanda
- Chormara
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Darada
- Dudhahansa
- Gadpada
- Irda
- Kadarayan
- Kainagari
- Karua
- Kasipada
- Kudia
- Kulida
- Mathani
- Mukuliasi
- Nabara
- Naikudi
- Natakata
- Patharjhara
- Paunskuli
- Purusottampur
- Putura
- Raghunathpur
- Rasalpur
- Routpada
- Sadanandapur
- Sahada
- Santoshpur
- Singla
- Tadada
- Velora
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