Gram panchayat · Kankada Had block · Dhenkanal
Batagaon gram panchayat
Batagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kankada Had block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 6,953 people in 1,368 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Parjanga assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 6,953
- Literacy
- 71.4%
- Area
- 36.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117367
Villages of Batagaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batagan | 434 | 2,261 | 72.0% | 28% | 32% |
| Brahmania | 167 | 804 | 83.7% | 14% | 73% |
| Tandi Munda | 137 | 804 | 88.9% | 4% | 89% |
| Kairatangar | 156 | 719 | 81.6% | 8% | 74% |
| Sahala | 118 | 635 | 60.1% | 0% | 97% |
| Kaeteni No-1 | 73 | 392 | 58.0% | 0% | 76% |
| Suaginali | 63 | 329 | 42.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Dholapasi | 66 | 326 | 79.9% | 0% | 97% |
| Jhanjeriberena | 61 | 245 | 42.1% | 0% | 92% |
| Chakuria | 47 | 233 | 54.5% | 0% | 86% |
| Gangamunda | 29 | 146 | 30.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kateni No-02 | 17 | 59 | 80.4% | 0% | 17% |
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 Batagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,953
- 3,475 male · 3,478 female
- Households
- 1,368
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.4%
- about the same as Kankada Had block's villages (71.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- above Kankada Had block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 921
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,126
- 45.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 821 (11.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,686 (67.4%)
What the 3,126 workers did
- Cultivators526 (16.8%)
- Agricultural labourers572 (18.3%)
- Household industry53 (1.7%)
- Other work424 (13.6%)
- Marginal workers1,551 (49.6%)
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 Batagaon
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 36 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 12
- Middle school6 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre10 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes8 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Black Gram (12).
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 Kankada Had block
- Balikuma
- Bam
- Birasal
- Biribolei
- Chandapur
- Dashipur
- Gadaphalasuni
- Ghagaramunda
- Jhilli
- Kanakadahad
- Kantapal
- Kantol
- Karagola
- Kerjuli
- Kuturia
- Mahabirod
- Makuakateni
- Maruabili
- Pangatira
- Raibol
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Batagaon? Share it with us.