Gram panchayat · Gumma block · Gajapati
Baijhal gram panchayat
Baijhal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gumma block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 2,859 people in 623 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 2,859
- Literacy
- 53.2%
- Area
- 52.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117460
Villages of Baijhal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baijhal | 268 | 1,201 | 51.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Badidi | 67 | 346 | 55.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Bebe | 57 | 275 | 41.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Udasingi | 62 | 236 | 46.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Abada | 53 | 234 | 66.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Banamunda | 41 | 188 | 55.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Padamsingi | 29 | 160 | 57.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Kudinguda | 20 | 107 | 59.6% | 0% | 97% |
| Sanamunisingi | 14 | 65 | 75.9% | 0% | 95% |
| Ruisingi | 12 | 47 | 42.9% | 0% | 100% |
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 Baijhal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,859
- 1,344 male · 1,515 female
- Households
- 623
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.2%
- above Gumma block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,127
- above Gumma block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 480
- 16.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,673
- 58.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 0 (0.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,834 (99.1%)
What the 1,673 workers did
- Cultivators619 (37.0%)
- Agricultural labourers326 (19.5%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work26 (1.6%)
- Marginal workers702 (42.0%)
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 Baijhal
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 53 km², 28% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 10
- Middle school2 of 10
- Secondary school0 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre5 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump5 of 10
- Electricity for homes5 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Ragi (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 Gumma block
- Ajayagada
- Badakalakote
- Bhubani
- Brushava
- Dumbada
- Gaiba
- Gumma
- Jeeba
- Jhami
- Kujasingi
- Munisingi
- Namangada
- Porida
- Ragidi
- Serango
- Tarangada
- Tarava
- Tumula
- Ukhara
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