Gram panchayat · Bhandaripokhari block · Bhadrak
Balipokhari gram panchayat
Balipokhari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhandaripokhari block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 7,772 people in 1,693 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 7,772
- Literacy
- 85.2%
- Area
- 12.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116644
Villages of Balipokhari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagannathprasad | 404 | 1,989 | 85.8% | 46% | 0% |
| Balipokhari | 459 | 1,963 | 82.4% | 28% | 1% |
| Kumbaria | 361 | 1,695 | 87.2% | 18% | 2% |
| Korkara | 280 | 1,281 | 84.0% | 26% | 0% |
| Mantapur | 86 | 389 | 88.6% | 15% | 0% |
| Angargadia | 60 | 271 | 91.3% | 39% | 0% |
| Panasa | 43 | 184 | 81.0% | 22% | 2% |
| Banipadi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nando | 0 | 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 Balipokhari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,772
- 3,957 male · 3,815 female
- Households
- 1,693
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.2%
- below Bhandaripokhari block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- below Bhandaripokhari block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 822
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,743
- 35.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,304 (29.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 63 (0.8%)
What the 2,743 workers did
- Cultivators677 (24.7%)
- Agricultural labourers534 (19.5%)
- Household industry74 (2.7%)
- Other work669 (24.4%)
- Marginal workers789 (28.8%)
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 Balipokhari
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 13 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Bhandaripokhari block
- Bandala Madhiali
- Bayabanapur
- Bishnupur
- Dakhinead
- Jalamandua
- Jhutuna
- Kurigan
- Malada
- Naami
- Naguan
- Napanga
- Narada
- Nirgundi
- Patuli
- Rajendrapur
- Ramachandrapur
- Ranania
- Ranjit
- Sanasasan
- Sarsada
- Selampur
- Tealnga
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