Gram panchayat · Parjang block · Dhenkanal
Badajhara gram panchayat
Badajhara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Parjang block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,243 people in 985 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Parjanga assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 4,243
- Literacy
- 76.1%
- Area
- 11.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117412
Villages of Badajhara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badajhara | 802 | 3,457 | 76.3% | 12% | 3% |
| Jautukapasi | 116 | 484 | 80.5% | 12% | 0% |
| Kapasira | 67 | 302 | 67.8% | 36% | 33% |
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 Badajhara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,243
- 2,158 male · 2,085 female
- Households
- 985
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.1%
- below Parjang block's villages (77.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- about the same as Parjang block's villages (965)
- Children aged 0–6
- 482
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,456
- 34.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 599 (14.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 192 (4.5%)
What the 1,456 workers did
- Cultivators366 (25.1%)
- Agricultural labourers324 (22.3%)
- Household industry12 (0.8%)
- Other work284 (19.5%)
- Marginal workers470 (32.3%)
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 Badajhara
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 12 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- 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 (3), Black Gram (3).
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 Parjang block
- Akhuapal
- Ambapalas
- Barihapur
- Basoi
- Basulei
- Chandpur
- Damol
- Gadaparjang
- Gengutia
- Jayapurakateni
- Kalada
- Kandarsinga
- Kankadasoda
- Kankili
- Kantor
- Kualo
- Kumusi
- Lodhani
- Manikamara
- Muktapasi
- Mundeilo
- Patarpada
- Patharakhumba
- Pitiri
- Renthapat
- Roda
- Sanda
- Sarang
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