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Gram panchayat · Beguniapada block · Ganjam

Beguniapada gram panchayat

Beguniapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Beguniapada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,335 people in 1,130 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
5,335
Literacy
75.0%
Area
1.6 km²
LGD code
117596

Villages of Beguniapada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Jagati5972,77876.3%24%0%
Beguniapada3041,44780.3%13%0%
Beguniapada (B)uninhabited2291,11064.5%15%16%
Sanakhairakhamauninhabited00–––

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 Beguniapada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,335
2,703 male · 2,632 female
Households
1,130
about 4.7 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
75.0%
above Beguniapada block's villages (66.8%)
Females per 1,000 males
974
below Beguniapada block's villages (987)
Children aged 0–6
650
12.2% of residents
Workers
1,941
36.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,034 (19.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
183 (3.4%)

What the 1,941 workers did

  • Cultivators217 (11.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers96 (4.9%)
  • Household industry91 (4.7%)
  • Other work979 (50.4%)
  • Marginal workers558 (28.7%)

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 Beguniapada

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 4 villages cover 2 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school3 of 3
  • Secondary school2 of 3
  • Senior secondary school1 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 road0 of 3
  • Public bus2 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
  • Weekly haat1 of 3
Primary schools
4
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
5
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3). Handicrafts: Saree (1), Bamboo Work (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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