Gram panchayat · Narasinghpur block · Cuttack
Balasahi gram panchayat
Balasahi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narasinghpur block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,230 people in 1,209 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baramba assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,230
- Literacy
- 79.0%
- Area
- 11.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117023
Villages of Balasahi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuagan | 468 | 2,072 | 78.2% | 9% | 0% |
| Nakhapada | 310 | 1,285 | 84.6% | 15% | 0% |
| Balisahi | 154 | 635 | 85.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Metakapur | 99 | 459 | 61.0% | 32% | 0% |
| Kanagudi | 83 | 335 | 68.5% | 2% | 33% |
| Malisahi | 58 | 267 | 82.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Kendumula | 37 | 177 | 85.2% | 20% | 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 Balasahi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,230
- 2,772 male · 2,458 female
- Households
- 1,209
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.0%
- below Narasinghpur block's villages (81.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 887
- below Narasinghpur block's villages (906)
- Children aged 0–6
- 551
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,201
- 42.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 573 (11.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 109 (2.1%)
What the 2,201 workers did
- Cultivators444 (20.2%)
- Agricultural labourers542 (24.6%)
- Household industry59 (2.7%)
- Other work471 (21.4%)
- Marginal workers685 (31.1%)
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 Balasahi
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 11 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (6).
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 Narasinghpur block
- Adheigundi
- Alara
- Badabhuin
- Balijhari
- Bandhahuda
- Basantapur
- Baselihata
- Bokada
- Chakamunda
- Champeswar
- Debabhuin
- Ekadal
- Fulapada
- Godibandha
- Jayamangal
- Jodumu
- Kakudia
- Kamaladiha
- Kanjiapada
- Kanpur
- Kathakhunta
- Kokalaba
- Mundathakura
- Nimasahi
- Nizigarh
- Nizigarh (East)
- Nuapatna
- Nukhapada
- Olaba
- Padamal
- Paikabarbati
- Ransingpur
- Regeda
- Rusipada
- Sagara
- Saradhapur
- Siaria
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Balasahi? Share it with us.