Gram panchayat · Bhandaripokhari block · Bhadrak
Bishnupur gram panchayat
Bishnupur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhandaripokhari block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,122 people in 797 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,122
- Literacy
- 89.0%
- Area
- 7.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116645
Villages of Bishnupur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishnupur | 419 | 2,140 | 86.4% | 24% | 0% |
| Adampur | 122 | 581 | 91.2% | 3% | 2% |
| Mirhasanpur | 85 | 496 | 92.8% | 9% | 0% |
| Badarampur | 70 | 429 | 96.8% | 6% | 0% |
| Gopalpur | 46 | 238 | 86.4% | 33% | 0% |
| Jagannathpur | 55 | 238 | 87.7% | 32% | 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 Bishnupur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,122
- 2,120 male · 2,002 female
- Households
- 797
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.0%
- above Bhandaripokhari block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 944
- below Bhandaripokhari block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 445
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,313
- 31.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 768 (18.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 19 (0.5%)
What the 1,313 workers did
- Cultivators266 (20.3%)
- Agricultural labourers130 (9.9%)
- Household industry38 (2.9%)
- Other work288 (21.9%)
- Marginal workers591 (45.0%)
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 Bishnupur
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 7 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 6
- Weekly haat5 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Bhandaripokhari block
- Balipokhari
- Bandala Madhiali
- Bayabanapur
- Dakhinead
- Jalamandua
- Jhutuna
- Kurigan
- Malada
- Naami
- Naguan
- Napanga
- Narada
- Nirgundi
- Patuli
- Rajendrapur
- Ramachandrapur
- Ranania
- Ranjit
- Sanasasan
- Sarsada
- Selampur
- Tealnga
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