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Barada gram panchayat

Barada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhenkanal Sadar block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,486 people in 945 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
4,486
Literacy
88.2%
Area
8 km²
LGD code
117258

Villages of Barada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Barada6033,06187.9%14%1%
Bhojadeipur13758889.6%39%0%
Asanabahali7628589.8%2%0%
Janhitaila5826486.9%0%0%
Podakhuntia6425988.6%3%0%
Khairnali52486.4%0%0%
Sambarpatia2575.0%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 Barada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,486
2,477 male · 2,009 female
Households
945
about 4.7 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
88.2%
above Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (78.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
811
below Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (938)
Children aged 0–6
486
10.8% of residents
Workers
1,258
28.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
663 (14.8%)
Scheduled Tribes
38 (0.8%)

What the 1,258 workers did

  • Cultivators110 (8.7%)
  • Agricultural labourers19 (1.5%)
  • Household industry21 (1.7%)
  • Other work596 (47.4%)
  • Marginal workers512 (40.7%)

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 Barada

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 8 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 7
  • Middle school1 of 7
  • Secondary school1 of 7
  • Senior secondary school0 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre0 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump5 of 7
  • Electricity for homes4 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road5 of 7
  • Public bus0 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
  • Weekly haat0 of 7
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
1
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Black Gram (7).

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 Dhenkanal Sadar block

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