Gram panchayat · Odapada block · Dhenkanal
Badalo gram panchayat
Badalo is a gram panchayat (village council) in Odapada block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,296 people in 1,048 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hindol assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,296
- Literacy
- 76.6%
- Area
- 9.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117387
Villages of Badalo
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badalo | 330 | 1,355 | 76.4% | 30% | 9% |
| Ghodadian | 321 | 1,348 | 73.6% | 30% | 0% |
| Sridihi | 171 | 686 | 83.4% | 37% | 32% |
| Handifuta | 163 | 670 | 75.0% | 32% | 0% |
| Naraharipur | 63 | 237 | 78.5% | 32% | 8% |
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 Badalo
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,296
- 2,221 male · 2,075 female
- Households
- 1,048
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.6%
- below Odapada block's villages (81.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 934
- above Odapada block's villages (907)
- Children aged 0–6
- 523
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,521
- 35.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,348 (31.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 369 (8.6%)
What the 1,521 workers did
- Cultivators246 (16.2%)
- Agricultural labourers55 (3.6%)
- Household industry22 (1.4%)
- Other work979 (64.4%)
- Marginal workers219 (14.4%)
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 Badalo
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 10 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 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 homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Black Gram (5), Vegetables (2), Biri ,Mug (1), Oilseed (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 Odapada block
- Balaram Prasad
- Balarampur
- Bangurisingha
- Bido
- Gadasila
- Ghatipiri
- Gobinda Prasad
- Gunadei
- Gundicha Pada
- Indipur
- Kalanga
- Kamalanga
- Kanda Bindha
- Kasiadihi
- Kharag Prasad
- Khuntajhari
- Kotam
- Kusupanga
- Mangalpur
- Motanga
- Nadhara
- Naya Bhagirathipur
- Nimidiha
- Odapada
- Sadasivapur
- Sibapur
- Siminai
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