Gram panchayat · Basudevpur block · Bhadrak
Biras gram panchayat
Biras is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 4,568 people in 957 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basudevpur assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 4,568
- Literacy
- 79.3%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116590
Villages of Biras
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biras | 302 | 1,473 | 76.1% | 32% | 0% |
| Kerasahi | 188 | 949 | 88.0% | 16% | 0% |
| Tambakhandi | 111 | 468 | 69.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Gadala Khas | 86 | 382 | 87.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Kansaripur | 62 | 318 | 80.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Bahupokhari | 58 | 266 | 80.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Balapur | 45 | 229 | 61.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Balapurkhasmahal | 41 | 191 | 83.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Sriramgaria | 24 | 124 | 80.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Tambakhandi | 27 | 107 | 85.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Kaligadi | 13 | 61 | 62.5% | 69% | 0% |
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 Biras
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,568
- 2,169 male · 2,399 female
- Households
- 957
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.3%
- below Basudevpur block's villages (80.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,106
- above Basudevpur block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 697
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,140
- 25.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 660 (14.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 1,140 workers did
- Cultivators364 (31.9%)
- Agricultural labourers161 (14.1%)
- Household industry4 (0.4%)
- Other work170 (14.9%)
- Marginal workers441 (38.7%)
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 Biras
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 8 km², 1% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre0 of 11
- Anganwadi centre11 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat5 of 11
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Basudevpur block
- Adhuan
- Andola
- Arandua
- Artuna
- Aruha
- Balimed
- Balimuinda
- Barandua
- Biddeipur
- Binovabenagar
- Bramhangan
- Chudamani
- Edtal
- Eram
- Gobindapur
- Gopabandhunagar
- Guagadia
- Jagannathprasad
- Jagannathpur
- K.binayakpur
- Karanjadia
- Kismat Krushanapur
- Kumarpur
- Laxmidaspur
- Lunga
- Naikanidihi
- Narasinghpur
- Nuagan
- Padhuan
- Padmapur
- Rajaharopokhari
- Sanakrushannpur
- Sasubhuasuni
- Sudarsanpur
- Sugo
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