Gram panchayat · Salepur block · Cuttack
Bahugram gram panchayat
Bahugram is a gram panchayat (village council) in Salepur block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 8,466 people in 1,878 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Salipur assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 8,466
- Literacy
- 87.1%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117116
Villages of Bahugram
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biswanathpur | 645 | 2,844 | 89.7% | 27% | 1% |
| Bahugram | 451 | 2,073 | 85.8% | 32% | 0% |
| Singamapur | 338 | 1,552 | 86.9% | 30% | 1% |
| Bahadulapatna | 310 | 1,307 | 89.4% | 24% | 1% |
| Jamalpur | 134 | 690 | 76.3% | 54% | 0% |
| Bahadulpatna | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bahugram | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jamalpur | – | – | – | – | – |
| Singhmapur | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Bahugram
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,466
- 4,419 male · 4,047 female
- Households
- 1,878
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.1%
- above Salepur block's villages (84.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 916
- below Salepur block's villages (963)
- Children aged 0–6
- 845
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,381
- 39.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,569 (30.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 43 (0.5%)
What the 3,381 workers did
- Cultivators613 (18.1%)
- Agricultural labourers216 (6.4%)
- Household industry109 (3.2%)
- Other work1,122 (33.2%)
- Marginal workers1,321 (39.1%)
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 Bahugram
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 8 km², 89% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 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 road5 of 5
- Public bus4 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Salepur block
- Balisahi
- Barigola
- Bhimdaspur
- Champati
- Chandradeipur
- Chhanipur
- Gopinathpur
- Gujarpur
- Katrapa
- Madhyakachha
- Mahajanpur
- Mahana
- Malasasan
- Mirzapur
- Mutarifa
- Naiguan
- Nandol
- Narda
- Odasingh
- Paschimakachha
- Pikol
- Purunahat
- Raisunguda
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rameswar
- Ratilo
- Satyabhamapur
- Sauri
- Sidho
- Sisua
- Sudhakhanda
- Tarito
- Tentol
- Trilochanpur
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