Gram panchayat · Barkote block · Deogarh
Balanda gram panchayat
Balanda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Barkote block of Deogarh district, Odisha, covering 17 villages, home to 3,968 people in 1,013 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Deogarh assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 17
- Population (2011)
- 3,968
- Literacy
- 69.9%
- Area
- 26 km²
- LGD code
- 117179
Villages of Balanda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksharshila | 210 | 745 | 72.5% | 41% | 8% |
| Balanda | 191 | 713 | 68.7% | 31% | 19% |
| Barkot | 144 | 582 | 68.1% | 63% | 20% |
| Gopapur | 142 | 535 | 68.7% | 0% | 19% |
| Godabhanga | 84 | 302 | 77.1% | 41% | 0% |
| Hinjlita | 60 | 268 | 72.9% | 16% | 26% |
| Bahadaposi | 64 | 261 | 80.4% | 39% | 5% |
| Jarakot | 45 | 235 | 64.3% | 98% | 0% |
| Indranijharan | 39 | 172 | 66.2% | 4% | 96% |
| Ramchandrapur | 26 | 121 | 59.8% | 7% | 83% |
| Nikitimal | 8 | 34 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ghantianali | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Godabhanga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kukeimuhan | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rajamunda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sindurpanka | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Tentulia | 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 Balanda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,968
- 2,037 male · 1,931 female
- Households
- 1,013
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.9%
- below Barkote block's villages (72.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 948
- below Barkote block's villages (974)
- Children aged 0–6
- 546
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,502
- 63.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,411 (35.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 792 (20.0%)
What the 2,502 workers did
- Cultivators74 (3.0%)
- Agricultural labourers85 (3.4%)
- Household industry42 (1.7%)
- Other work229 (9.2%)
- Marginal workers2,072 (82.8%)
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 Balanda
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 17 villages cover 26 km², 19% of it sown with crops and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 11
- Middle school4 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes7 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 11
- Public bus6 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Wheat (9), Mung (5), Groundnut (3), Pulses (2), Sunflower (1), Ragi (1), Biri (1).
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 Barkote block
- Badchhapal
- Balam
- Bamparda
- Basalai
- Bijayanagar
- Chheplipali
- Dandasingha
- Danra
- Dantaribahal
- Golabandha
- Gurusang
- Jharakhandhal
- Kadopada
- Kaliapal
- Kalla
- Kandhal
- Kantapali
- Kaunsibahal
- Kelda
- Kendeijuri
- Khilei
- Madhyapur
- Nuadihi
- Raitabahal
- Rambhei
- Saida
- Saruali
- Singhsal
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