Gram panchayat · Bijepur block · Bargarh
Pahandi gram panchayat
Pahandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bijepur block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,778 people in 1,032 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bijepur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,778
- Literacy
- 73.5%
- Area
- 11.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116471
Villages of Pahandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahandi | 465 | 1,623 | 75.3% | 19% | 9% |
| Kalangapali | 197 | 700 | 70.4% | 21% | 78% |
| Jampali | 177 | 676 | 77.8% | 24% | 13% |
| Jampali (K) | 92 | 445 | 66.2% | 16% | 46% |
| Kesaipali | 101 | 334 | 71.8% | 4% | 12% |
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 Pahandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,778
- 1,935 male · 1,843 female
- Households
- 1,032
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.5%
- about the same as Bijepur block's villages (74.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Bijepur block's villages (982)
- Children aged 0–6
- 404
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,041
- 54.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 696 (18.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,020 (27.0%)
What the 2,041 workers did
- Cultivators456 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers462 (22.6%)
- Household industry486 (23.8%)
- Other work154 (7.5%)
- Marginal workers483 (23.7%)
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 Pahandi
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 11 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 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 pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ground Nuts (3), Pulsus (3), Pulses (1), Sunflower (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
- Badbausen
- Badbramahani
- Bairakhapali
- Beniachal
- Bhatigaon
- Budapali
- Buromunda
- Charpali
- Ganthiapali
- Jaring
- Jekhiapali
- Kharmunda
- Laumunda
- M.srigida
- Pada
- Patharala
- Saipali
- Samaleipadar
- Sanbausen
- Surubali
- T.gendapali
- Talapadar
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