Gram panchayat · Bonth block · Bhadrak
Ganijang gram panchayat
Ganijang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bonth block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 8,300 people in 1,694 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 8,300
- Literacy
- 82.3%
- Area
- 13.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116669
Villages of Ganijang
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasinpur | 550 | 2,699 | 81.4% | 22% | 6% |
| Kantia | 342 | 1,581 | 85.0% | 17% | 3% |
| Tunda | 144 | 748 | 73.1% | 22% | 24% |
| Aranji | 125 | 681 | 85.6% | 12% | 0% |
| Binayakpur | 142 | 647 | 80.7% | 1% | 0% |
| Bagadakashipur | 116 | 607 | 88.5% | 12% | 10% |
| Belada | 93 | 475 | 84.5% | 27% | 16% |
| Narayanpur | 91 | 442 | 83.2% | 15% | 0% |
| Ganijang | 91 | 420 | 78.7% | 34% | 4% |
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 Ganijang
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,300
- 4,240 male · 4,060 female
- Households
- 1,694
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.3%
- below Bonth block's villages (84.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 958
- below Bonth block's villages (977)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,017
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,843
- 34.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,525 (18.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 548 (6.6%)
What the 2,843 workers did
- Cultivators968 (34.0%)
- Agricultural labourers352 (12.4%)
- Household industry31 (1.1%)
- Other work394 (13.9%)
- Marginal workers1,098 (38.6%)
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 Ganijang
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 14 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school7 of 9
- Secondary school3 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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
- Bonth
- Charigan
- Chhayalsingh
- Gobindapur
- Gopinathpur
- Kadabarang
- Kenduapada
- Mahantyapada
- Nilak
- Odanga
- Padhanpada
- Purusandha
- Ramachandrapur
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rampur
- Sendhatira
- Tadagan
- Tillo
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