Gram panchayat · Sohella block · Bargarh
Birjam gram panchayat
Birjam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sohella block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,418 people in 928 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhatli assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,418
- Literacy
- 79.8%
- Area
- 10.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116558
Villages of Birjam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birjam | 418 | 1,567 | 82.9% | 23% | 24% |
| Bandeipali | 259 | 1,025 | 80.4% | 38% | 13% |
| Ghumunipali | 251 | 826 | 73.1% | 14% | 6% |
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 Birjam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,418
- 1,723 male · 1,695 female
- Households
- 928
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.8%
- above Sohella block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- about the same as Sohella block's villages (979)
- Children aged 0–6
- 391
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,267
- 66.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 865 (25.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 558 (16.3%)
What the 2,267 workers did
- Cultivators587 (25.9%)
- Agricultural labourers182 (8.0%)
- Household industry15 (0.7%)
- Other work119 (5.2%)
- Marginal workers1,364 (60.2%)
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 Birjam
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 11 km², 88% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school0 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ground Nuts (3), Pulses (3).
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 Sohella block
- Bausenmura
- Beherapali
- Bijapali
- Chhuriapali
- Dumberpali
- Garvana
- Ghess
- Jatla
- Jhar
- Kalangapalli
- Kanapali
- Kangaan
- Karandola
- Kuchipali
- Lebedi
- Pandakiapali
- Panimera
- Petupali
- Rengali
- Salapali
- Sarakanda
- Senimal
- Sohella
- Srigida
- Tabada
- Tungibandhali
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