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Gram panchayat · Bellaguntha block · Ganjam

Badapada gram panchayat

Badapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bellaguntha block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,908 people in 1,298 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
5,908
Literacy
74.6%
Area
9.4 km²
LGD code
117617

Villages of Badapada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Badapada4792,18876.8%15%7%
Kusapalli3721,72871.3%6%0%
Luduludi3501,56873.8%28%0%
Sirikoi9742479.7%7%0%

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 Badapada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,908
2,918 male · 2,990 female
Households
1,298
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
74.6%
below Bellaguntha block's villages (78.0%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,025
above Bellaguntha block's villages (1,015)
Children aged 0–6
710
12.0% of residents
Workers
2,354
39.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
920 (15.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
144 (2.4%)

What the 2,354 workers did

  • Cultivators596 (25.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers885 (37.6%)
  • Household industry30 (1.3%)
  • Other work609 (25.9%)
  • Marginal workers234 (9.9%)

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 Badapada

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 9 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school2 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre0 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4), Vegetable (2). Handicrafts: Furnitures (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 Bellaguntha block

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