Gram panchayat · Kantamal block · Boudh

Baragochha gram panchayat

Baragochha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantamal block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 28 villages, home to 5,759 people in 1,314 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantamal assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 28
Population (2011): 5,759
Literacy: 68.0%
Area: 30 km²
LGD code: 116815

Villages of Baragochha

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Baragochha	266	1,269	69.1%	21%	25%
Nunapanga	125	555	72.3%	14%	0%
Malikpada	91	400	65.7%	28%	41%
Majhipada	95	381	83.2%	22%	70%
Kanabir	78	361	55.4%	37%	19%
Sariapali	81	310	54.5%	15%	0%
Sigadi	61	294	68.2%	0%	50%
Khajroj	71	289	81.9%	11%	19%
Badadehuripali	58	250	68.5%	21%	0%
Gambharipadar	56	216	69.0%	15%	69%
Ghorelmunda	53	195	70.2%	0%	23%
Sanadehuripali	45	186	64.8%	6%	88%
Kalasulia	41	172	80.6%	0%	13%
Banjimunda	30	165	60.1%	0%	20%
Sanajhankarpali	32	164	39.1%	10%	54%
Satachangudi	25	111	70.7%	0%	59%
Nuapali	26	108	65.1%	0%	0%
Chamarabahal	18	79	58.6%	0%	51%
Badalagora	17	76	70.0%	100%	0%
Sunyapadar	14	63	74.0%	0%	0%
Chingudipali	17	57	66.7%	0%	0%
Kendumunda	6	25	81.0%	0%	0%
Bendroka	4	17	68.8%	0%	0%
Mundapada	4	16	45.5%	0%	0%
Badaliapada	0	0	–	–	–
Barhapita	0	0	–	–	–
Jharmalikpada	0	0	–	–	–
Sanasulia	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 Baragochha

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 5,759; 2,891 male · 2,868 female
Households: 1,314; about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 68.0%; about the same as Kantamal block's villages (67.0%)
Females per 1,000 males: 992; about the same as Kantamal block's villages (999)
Children aged 0–6: 962; 16.7% of residents
Workers: 2,990; 51.9% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 946 (16.4%)
Scheduled Tribes: 1,627 (28.3%)

What the 2,990 workers did

Cultivators959 (32.1%)
Agricultural labourers557 (18.6%)
Household industry164 (5.5%)
Other work241 (8.1%)
Marginal workers1,069 (35.8%)

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 Baragochha

How many of the 24 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 28 villages cover 30 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.

Education

Primary school13 of 24
Middle school5 of 24
Secondary school0 of 24
Senior secondary school0 of 24
Degree college0 of 24

Health

Primary health centre0 of 24
Health sub-centre2 of 24
Anganwadi centre9 of 24

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 24
Hand pump24 of 24
Electricity for homes3 of 24

Roads & transport

All-weather road24 of 24
Public bus0 of 24
Mobile phone coverage16 of 24

Services

Post office or sub post office1 of 24
Commercial bank0 of 24
Ration (PDS) shop2 of 24
Weekly haat1 of 24

Primary schools: 13
Middle schools: 5
Secondary schools: 0
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (24), Pulses (24), Arhar (15), Brinjal (3), Maize (2), Mung (2), Til (1), Biri (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 Kantamal block

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