Gram panchayat · Bheden block · Bargarh
Papanga gram panchayat
Papanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bheden block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,565 people in 1,496 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Attabira assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,565
- Literacy
- 75.8%
- Area
- 16.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116447
Villages of Papanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papanga | 636 | 2,361 | 75.3% | 20% | 9% |
| Bad Piplipali | 413 | 1,661 | 74.5% | 23% | 15% |
| Ganthiapali | 230 | 826 | 81.0% | 45% | 1% |
| Rijhaipali | 167 | 525 | 73.6% | 14% | 2% |
| Risamunda | 50 | 192 | 76.9% | 26% | 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 Papanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,565
- 2,917 male · 2,648 female
- Households
- 1,496
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.8%
- about the same as Bheden block's villages (76.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 908
- below Bheden block's villages (958)
- Children aged 0–6
- 519
- 9.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,502
- 45.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,344 (24.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 481 (8.6%)
What the 2,502 workers did
- Cultivators629 (25.1%)
- Agricultural labourers737 (29.5%)
- Household industry16 (0.6%)
- Other work140 (5.6%)
- Marginal workers980 (39.2%)
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 Papanga
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 17 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Bheden block
- Ainlapali
- Areigudi
- Arjunda
- Bakti
- Bheden
- Chichinda
- Dalab
- Deshbhatli
- Kubedega
- Luhakhandi
- Lupursingha
- Mahulpali
- Manpur
- Remunda
- Resham
- Rusuda
- Sanjirda
- Sial-khandahata
- Sunalarambha
- Talmenda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Papanga? Share it with us.