Gram panchayat · Bonth block · Bhadrak
Basantia gram panchayat
Basantia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bonth block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,887 people in 1,623 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,887
- Literacy
- 87.2%
- Area
- 10.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116666
Villages of Basantia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silandi | 520 | 2,606 | 83.9% | 35% | 0% |
| Basantia | 453 | 2,139 | 88.8% | 26% | 0% |
| Apanda | 279 | 1,418 | 90.6% | 47% | 0% |
| Barakana | 108 | 518 | 89.5% | 46% | 0% |
| Manoharpur | 105 | 481 | 87.7% | 49% | 0% |
| Katina | 76 | 370 | 84.3% | 50% | 0% |
| Balipur | 45 | 205 | 85.6% | 38% | 0% |
| Ramapur | 37 | 150 | 91.7% | 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 Basantia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,887
- 4,040 male · 3,847 female
- Households
- 1,623
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.2%
- above Bonth block's villages (84.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Bonth block's villages (977)
- Children aged 0–6
- 839
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,426
- 30.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,862 (36.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 2,426 workers did
- Cultivators891 (36.7%)
- Agricultural labourers608 (25.1%)
- Household industry26 (1.1%)
- Other work570 (23.5%)
- Marginal workers331 (13.6%)
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 Basantia
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 11 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 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 bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Bonth block
- Adio
- Anilo
- Badabarchikayan
- Badahat Trilochanpur
- Badamahisagotha
- Bonth
- Charigan
- Chhayalsingh
- Ganijang
- Gobindapur
- Gopinathpur
- Kadabarang
- Kenduapada
- Mahantyapada
- Nilak
- Odanga
- Padhanpada
- Purusandha
- Ramachandrapur
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rampur
- Sendhatira
- Tadagan
- Tillo
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