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Gram panchayat · Beguniapada block · Ganjam

Badakhairakhama gram panchayat

Badakhairakhama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Beguniapada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 6,863 people in 1,525 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
14
Population (2011)
6,863
Literacy
63.0%
Area
14.6 km²
LGD code
117594

Villages of Badakhairakhama

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Saradhapur3321,46757.1%40%2%
Badakhairakhama2251,14271.0%9%0%
Gunjabala20599463.6%12%1%
Paikapada19480054.8%2%2%
Ragapur16068860.9%22%0%
Khandipadanuapalli11960561.1%1%3%
Haripur14657169.5%16%0%
Duarasuni8635872.2%33%0%
Thuamula5321968.5%16%0%
Palasapalli51968.8%84%0%
Baunsiauninhabited00–––
Karanjiuninhabited00–––
Nenkidipalliuninhabited00–––
Owaujholauninhabited00–––

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 Badakhairakhama

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,863
3,405 male · 3,458 female
Households
1,525
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
63.0%
below Beguniapada block's villages (66.8%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,016
above Beguniapada block's villages (987)
Children aged 0–6
974
14.2% of residents
Workers
2,858
41.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,240 (18.1%)
Scheduled Tribes
75 (1.1%)

What the 2,858 workers did

  • Cultivators423 (14.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers401 (14.0%)
  • Household industry77 (2.7%)
  • Other work452 (15.8%)
  • Marginal workers1,505 (52.7%)

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 Badakhairakhama

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 14 villages cover 15 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school8 of 10
  • Middle school3 of 10
  • Secondary school3 of 10
  • Senior secondary school0 of 10
  • Degree college0 of 10

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 10
  • Health sub-centre0 of 10
  • Anganwadi centre9 of 10

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 10
  • Hand pump9 of 10
  • Electricity for homes9 of 10

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 10
  • Public bus2 of 10
  • Mobile phone coverage10 of 10

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 10
  • Commercial bank0 of 10
  • Ration (PDS) shop9 of 10
  • Weekly haat8 of 10
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetables (1), Sugarcane (1), Sugar Cane (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 Beguniapada block

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