Gram panchayat · Tihidi block · Bhadrak
Bodak gram panchayat
Bodak is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tihidi block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,148 people in 1,777 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,148
- Literacy
- 86.4%
- Area
- 17.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116755
Villages of Bodak
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodaka | 755 | 3,295 | 87.6% | 27% | 0% |
| Nandore | 386 | 1,918 | 85.2% | 34% | 0% |
| Andarei | 282 | 1,207 | 84.5% | 66% | 0% |
| Orali | 213 | 1,057 | 85.7% | 21% | 0% |
| Bodaksasan | 141 | 671 | 88.7% | 33% | 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 Bodak
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,148
- 3,968 male · 4,180 female
- Households
- 1,777
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.4%
- above Tihidi block's villages (82.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,053
- above Tihidi block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,068
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,836
- 34.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,797 (34.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 2,836 workers did
- Cultivators642 (22.6%)
- Agricultural labourers380 (13.4%)
- Household industry19 (0.7%)
- Other work232 (8.2%)
- Marginal workers1,563 (55.1%)
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 Bodak
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 17 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus4 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Tihidi block
- Achak
- Bahabalpur
- Bamanbindha
- Barasar
- Baro
- Bhatapada
- Bilana
- Daulatpur
- Dolasahi
- Fatepur
- Gobindapur
- Guamal
- Harisinghpur
- Jamjodi
- Kanpada
- Karada
- Kolha
- Kumbera
- Maharampur
- Mangalpur
- Mukundapur
- Narendrapur
- Nayananda
- Paliabindha
- Rajnagar
- Sahapur
- Saya
- Shyamasundarpur
- Sindol
- Talagopabindha
- Talapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bodak? Share it with us.