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Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack

Bheda gram panchayat

Bheda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,867 people in 1,203 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
4,867
Literacy
83.3%
Area
6.3 km²
LGD code
116992

Villages of Bheda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Naptuan4001,62883.2%20%0%
Barahipur2621,05686.5%9%0%
Bheda24899583.9%33%0%
Bhedasalipur16663685.9%8%0%
Ramkrushnapur12755273.7%17%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 Bheda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,867
2,504 male · 2,363 female
Households
1,203
about 4.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
83.3%
below Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
944
about the same as Mahanga block's villages (945)
Children aged 0–6
473
9.7% of residents
Workers
2,031
41.7% of residents
Scheduled Castes
896 (18.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
2 (0.0%)

What the 2,031 workers did

  • Cultivators228 (11.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers533 (26.2%)
  • Household industry79 (3.9%)
  • Other work426 (21.0%)
  • Marginal workers765 (37.7%)

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 Bheda

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 6 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school3 of 5
  • Secondary school2 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 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 road0 of 5
  • Public bus0 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (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 Mahanga block

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