Gram panchayat · Bonth block · Bhadrak
Bonth gram panchayat
Bonth is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bonth block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 7,700 people in 1,812 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 7,700
- Literacy
- 87.0%
- Area
- 12.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116667
Villages of Bonth
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bant | 514 | 1,973 | 87.4% | 31% | 1% |
| Bangarpadi | 195 | 858 | 78.6% | 26% | 0% |
| Kumbhakaral | 178 | 777 | 83.8% | 37% | 0% |
| Gabharpur | 147 | 587 | 85.1% | 55% | 0% |
| Sribantapur | 131 | 558 | 91.7% | 58% | 0% |
| Chainpur | 107 | 442 | 90.0% | 40% | 2% |
| Dhaniojha | 102 | 442 | 93.2% | 67% | 0% |
| Raghunathpur | 96 | 438 | 88.6% | 37% | 0% |
| Narasingpur | 85 | 419 | 90.5% | 0% | 10% |
| Sakhipatana | 86 | 373 | 94.6% | 3% | 0% |
| Purusottampur | 65 | 318 | 83.0% | 59% | 0% |
| Ajanagadia | 67 | 310 | 84.2% | 97% | 3% |
| Dolapadi | 31 | 172 | 88.5% | 18% | 15% |
| Kotagadia | 8 | 33 | 100.0% | 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 Bonth
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,700
- 3,868 male · 3,832 female
- Households
- 1,812
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.0%
- above Bonth block's villages (84.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 991
- above Bonth block's villages (977)
- Children aged 0–6
- 830
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,272
- 29.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,932 (38.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 105 (1.4%)
What the 2,272 workers did
- Cultivators522 (23.0%)
- Agricultural labourers701 (30.9%)
- Household industry54 (2.4%)
- Other work536 (23.6%)
- Marginal workers459 (20.2%)
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 Bonth
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 13 km², 92% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school14 of 14
- Middle school7 of 14
- Secondary school2 of 14
- Senior secondary school1 of 14
- Degree college1 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre1 of 14
- Anganwadi centre12 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump13 of 14
- Electricity for homes14 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road14 of 14
- Public bus1 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 14
- Weekly haat1 of 14
- Primary schools
- 15
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14).
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
- Basantia
- Charigan
- Chhayalsingh
- Ganijang
- Gobindapur
- Gopinathpur
- Kadabarang
- Kenduapada
- Mahantyapada
- Nilak
- Odanga
- Padhanpada
- Purusandha
- Ramachandrapur
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rampur
- Sendhatira
- Tadagan
- Tillo
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