Gram panchayat · Tigiria block · Cuttack
Bhiruda gram panchayat
Bhiruda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tigiria block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,562 people in 982 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Athagarh assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,562
- Literacy
- 84.9%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117170
Villages of Bhiruda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhiruda | 526 | 2,455 | 86.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Godijharia | 456 | 2,107 | 82.9% | 18% | 10% |
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 Bhiruda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,562
- 2,347 male · 2,215 female
- Households
- 982
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.9%
- above Tigiria block's villages (81.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 944
- above Tigiria block's villages (931)
- Children aged 0–6
- 468
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,570
- 34.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 702 (15.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 218 (4.8%)
What the 1,570 workers did
- Cultivators425 (27.1%)
- Agricultural labourers259 (16.5%)
- Household industry80 (5.1%)
- Other work618 (39.4%)
- Marginal workers188 (12.0%)
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 Bhiruda
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 8 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school2 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2).
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 Tigiria block
- Achalakot
- Badanauput
- Baliput
- Bhogada
- Bindhanima
- Gadadharpur
- Hatamal
- Jamadeipur
- Nizigarh
- Nuapatna
- Panchagaon
- Puruna-tigiria
- Sompada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bhiruda? Share it with us.