Gram panchayat · Jharbandh block · Bargarh
Bilaspur gram panchayat
Bilaspur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jharbandh block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,756 people in 1,396 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Padampur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,756
- Literacy
- 60.6%
- Area
- 50.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116501
Villages of Bilaspur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nityanandapur | 406 | 1,679 | 55.1% | 4% | 53% |
| Bilaspur | 363 | 1,454 | 69.5% | 13% | 53% |
| Bhandarjori | 290 | 1,257 | 58.9% | 11% | 57% |
| Kasipani | 204 | 860 | 58.0% | 3% | 29% |
| Iskinda | 133 | 506 | 61.9% | 0% | 88% |
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 Bilaspur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,756
- 2,845 male · 2,911 female
- Households
- 1,396
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.6%
- below Jharbandh block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,023
- about the same as Jharbandh block's villages (1,025)
- Children aged 0–6
- 888
- 15.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,491
- 60.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 427 (7.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,073 (53.4%)
What the 3,491 workers did
- Cultivators779 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers656 (18.8%)
- Household industry12 (0.3%)
- Other work108 (3.1%)
- Marginal workers1,936 (55.5%)
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 Bilaspur
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 50 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 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 road3 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5), Badam (3), Biri, Badam (2).
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 Jharbandh block
- Amthi
- Bhainsadarha
- Bhandarpuri
- Chandidhata
- Chhotanki
- Dava
- Gotrhuguda
- Jagdalpur
- Jharabandh
- Kandadangar
- Kumir
- Kurlulpali
- Laudidarha
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