Gram panchayat · Aska block · Ganjam
Benapatta gram panchayat
Benapatta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Aska block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 2,931 people in 592 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Aska assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 2,931
- Literacy
- 81.0%
- Area
- 4.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117573
Villages of Benapatta
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 Benapatta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,931
- 1,492 male · 1,439 female
- Households
- 592
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.0%
- above Aska block's villages (74.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- below Aska block's villages (1,006)
- Children aged 0–6
- 301
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,185
- 40.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 364 (12.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 38 (1.3%)
What the 1,185 workers did
- Cultivators233 (19.7%)
- Agricultural labourers167 (14.1%)
- Household industry29 (2.4%)
- Other work332 (28.0%)
- Marginal workers424 (35.8%)
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 Benapatta
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 5 km², 59% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Pulses (2).
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 Aska block
- Allipur
- Babanpur
- Badakholi
- Balichai
- Balisira
- Bangarada
- Baragam
- Bhetanai
- Chadhyapalli
- Debabhumi
- Gahangu
- Gangapur
- Gunthapada
- Haridapadar
- Jayapur
- Kalasandhapur
- Kamagada
- Kendupadar
- Khanda Deuli
- Kharia
- Mangalpur
- Munigadi
- Nalabanta
- Nimina
- Pandiapathara
- Sidhanai
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Benapatta? Share it with us.