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Baunsuni gram panchayat

Baunsuni is a gram panchayat (village council) in Boudh block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,205 people in 1,853 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantamal assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
10
Population (2011)
7,205
Literacy
78.7%
Area
14.1 km²
LGD code
116779

Villages of Baunsuni

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Baunsuni6052,34479.0%38%0%
Dimiripali3411,25584.6%22%0%
Tikirapada23495470.8%30%2%
Jamghati23693675.7%16%8%
Baidyanathpur21176682.6%49%3%
Chhelibahal13861173.8%28%9%
Maulimunda5121391.7%14%0%
Malipadakhandajami3210272.1%82%0%
Khandjami52478.9%0%0%
Tangarpali00–––

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 Baunsuni

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,205
3,672 male · 3,533 female
Households
1,853
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
78.7%
above Boudh block's villages (71.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
962
below Boudh block's villages (992)
Children aged 0–6
895
12.4% of residents
Workers
2,977
41.3% of residents
Scheduled Castes
2,265 (31.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
174 (2.4%)

What the 2,977 workers did

  • Cultivators325 (10.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers366 (12.3%)
  • Household industry602 (20.2%)
  • Other work931 (31.3%)
  • Marginal workers753 (25.3%)

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 Baunsuni

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 10 villages cover 14 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 9
  • Middle school4 of 9
  • Secondary school1 of 9
  • Senior secondary school0 of 9
  • Degree college0 of 9

Health

  • Primary health centre1 of 9
  • Health sub-centre1 of 9
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 9

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 9
  • Hand pump8 of 9
  • Electricity for homes8 of 9

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 9
  • Public bus2 of 9
  • Mobile phone coverage9 of 9

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 9
  • Commercial bank0 of 9
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
  • Weekly haat0 of 9
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
1
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (9), Mung (9). Handicrafts: Saree (1), Silk Saree (1).

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 Boudh block

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