Gram panchayat · Paikmal block · Bargarh
Bhengrajpur gram panchayat
Bhengrajpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Paikmal block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 6,336 people in 1,495 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Padampur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 6,336
- Literacy
- 63.6%
- Area
- 36.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116535
Villages of Bhengrajpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhengnadihi | 326 | 1,330 | 70.7% | 23% | 32% |
| Bhengarajpur | 271 | 1,244 | 68.9% | 31% | 40% |
| Malda | 187 | 816 | 61.1% | 20% | 44% |
| Banmal | 146 | 603 | 75.1% | 23% | 3% |
| Nagdihi | 133 | 600 | 69.3% | 2% | 58% |
| Pipalpali | 129 | 470 | 48.0% | 19% | 48% |
| Sadanandapur | 102 | 450 | 66.0% | 12% | 44% |
| Majhipali | 75 | 347 | 43.9% | 23% | 53% |
| Lergaon | 70 | 289 | 29.0% | 35% | 27% |
| Rasmunda | 56 | 187 | 60.0% | 8% | 38% |
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 Bhengrajpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,336
- 3,151 male · 3,185 female
- Households
- 1,495
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.6%
- below Paikmal block's villages (67.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- about the same as Paikmal block's villages (1,012)
- Children aged 0–6
- 807
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,627
- 57.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,345 (21.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,408 (38.0%)
What the 3,627 workers did
- Cultivators703 (19.4%)
- Agricultural labourers297 (8.2%)
- Household industry19 (0.5%)
- Other work273 (7.5%)
- Marginal workers2,335 (64.4%)
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 Bhengrajpur
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 37 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 10
- Middle school7 of 10
- Secondary school2 of 10
- Senior secondary school1 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre3 of 10
- Anganwadi centre10 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 10
- Public bus1 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Pulses (9), Badam (8), Biri, Badam (1), Wheat (1), Mug, Biri, Badam (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 Paikmal block
- Badikata
- Bartund
- Bhubaneswarpur
- Bukramunda
- Charadapali
- Chhetgaon
- Chhindeikela
- Jameseth
- Jharabandh
- Jhitiki
- Kansada
- Kechhodadar
- Kermelabahal
- Lakhamara
- Mandesil
- Mandiadhipa
- Mithapalli
- Paikmal
- Palasada
- Saraikela
- Tameri
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