Gram panchayat · Bellaguntha block · Ganjam
Benipalli gram panchayat
Benipalli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bellaguntha block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 2,990 people in 668 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 2,990
- Literacy
- 86.4%
- Area
- 3.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117619
Villages of Benipalli
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benipalli | 328 | 1,422 | 86.7% | 8% | 0% |
| Barapalli | 118 | 556 | 86.4% | 15% | 0% |
| Madhabarida | 115 | 510 | 89.2% | 3% | 0% |
| Origada | 104 | 481 | 82.4% | 32% | 0% |
| Chhatabara | 3 | 21 | 88.2% | 57% | 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 Benipalli
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,990
- 1,447 male · 1,543 female
- Households
- 668
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.4%
- above Bellaguntha block's villages (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,066
- above Bellaguntha block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 296
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,149
- 38.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 380 (12.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,149 workers did
- Cultivators325 (28.3%)
- Agricultural labourers182 (15.8%)
- Household industry11 (1.0%)
- Other work141 (12.3%)
- Marginal workers490 (42.6%)
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 Benipalli
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 4 km², 45% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Sugarcane (4).
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
- Ambapua
- Badaborasingi
- Badapada
- Banka
- Dhumachai
- G.nuagam
- Gangapur
- Gobara
- Inginathi
- Khairaputi
- Kshatriyabarapur
- Mangalpur
- Natanga
- Pailipada
- Sasan
- Tanarada
- Udra
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