Gram panchayat · Bhandaripokhari block · Bhadrak
Nirgundi gram panchayat
Nirgundi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhandaripokhari block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,567 people in 1,189 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,567
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 6.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116654
Villages of Nirgundi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirgundi | 269 | 1,237 | 88.2% | 19% | 0% |
| Mahura | 222 | 1,015 | 81.3% | 17% | 18% |
| Rajendrapur | 182 | 800 | 89.9% | 9% | 1% |
| Guhalia | 152 | 784 | 84.9% | 6% | 0% |
| Pirijipur | 136 | 586 | 82.0% | 33% | 1% |
| Anantapur | 110 | 538 | 84.3% | 0% | 11% |
| Majurigadia | 89 | 429 | 82.6% | 33% | 10% |
| Sibabindha | 29 | 178 | 92.2% | 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 Nirgundi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,567
- 2,798 male · 2,769 female
- Households
- 1,189
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- about the same as Bhandaripokhari block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 990
- about the same as Bhandaripokhari block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 690
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,682
- 30.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 856 (15.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 298 (5.4%)
What the 1,682 workers did
- Cultivators532 (31.6%)
- Agricultural labourers399 (23.7%)
- Household industry27 (1.6%)
- Other work352 (20.9%)
- Marginal workers372 (22.1%)
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 Nirgundi
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 7 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus3 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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
- Bishnupur
- Dakhinead
- Jalamandua
- Jhutuna
- Kurigan
- Malada
- Naami
- Naguan
- Napanga
- Narada
- Patuli
- Rajendrapur
- Ramachandrapur
- Ranania
- Ranjit
- Sanasasan
- Sarsada
- Selampur
- Tealnga
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