Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Bajapura gram panchayat
Bajapura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,654 people in 605 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,654
- Literacy
- 89.6%
- Area
- 2.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116987
Villages of Bajapura
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gopalpur | 241 | 1,032 | 87.0% | 13% | 0% |
| Bajapura | 216 | 957 | 92.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Chakamadhupur | 107 | 482 | 91.0% | 51% | 0% |
| Ichhapur | 41 | 183 | 87.7% | 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 Bajapura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,654
- 1,350 male · 1,304 female
- Households
- 605
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.6%
- above Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- above Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 258
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 908
- 34.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 594 (22.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 908 workers did
- Cultivators196 (21.6%)
- Agricultural labourers194 (21.4%)
- Household industry19 (2.1%)
- Other work213 (23.5%)
- Marginal workers286 (31.5%)
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 Bajapura
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 2 km², 48% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3).
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 Mahanga block
- Anandapur
- Barahipur
- Basudevpur
- Bhadreswar
- Bhaunria
- Bheda
- Chahapada
- Gokan
- Gopalpur
- Gotara
- Haladia
- Jaleswarpur
- Kaitha
- Koliatha
- Kuhunda
- Kundi
- Kurujanga
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mahanga
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bajapura? Share it with us.