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Bhatigaon gram panchayat

Bhatigaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bijepur block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,618 people in 1,288 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bijepur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
4,618
Literacy
73.7%
Area
16.9 km²
LGD code
116459

Villages of Bhatigaon

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Badipali (JO)3981,40575.0%52%16%
Bhatigaon28297376.0%14%9%
Phulerpali14554272.9%15%0%
Majhipali12951279.6%32%2%
Rengalpatra11844761.6%18%34%
Sandhibahal12238371.7%21%9%
Bhatibahali9435671.9%3%2%

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 Bhatigaon

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,618
2,324 male · 2,294 female
Households
1,288
about 3.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
73.7%
about the same as Bijepur block's villages (74.0%)
Females per 1,000 males
987
about the same as Bijepur block's villages (982)
Children aged 0–6
560
12.1% of residents
Workers
2,736
59.2% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,293 (28.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
523 (11.3%)

What the 2,736 workers did

  • Cultivators652 (23.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers544 (19.9%)
  • Household industry24 (0.9%)
  • Other work205 (7.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,311 (47.9%)

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 Bhatigaon

How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 17 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 7
  • Middle school5 of 7
  • Secondary school2 of 7
  • Senior secondary school1 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre0 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes7 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 7
  • Public bus0 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
  • Weekly haat0 of 7
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Ground Nuts (2), Pulsus (1), Vegetable (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 Bijepur block

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