Gram panchayat · Bhanjanagar block · Ganjam
Baruda gram panchayat
Baruda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhanjanagar block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 8,181 people in 1,761 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhanjanagar assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 8,181
- Literacy
- 73.8%
- Area
- 13.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117635
Villages of Baruda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baruda | 446 | 1,977 | 71.1% | 32% | 1% |
| Raipalli | 369 | 1,770 | 66.0% | 16% | 0% |
| Baliapata | 229 | 1,016 | 66.6% | 59% | 24% |
| Gujurali | 177 | 771 | 81.2% | 33% | 21% |
| Boribandha | 111 | 499 | 85.6% | 15% | 3% |
| Andharikota | 98 | 498 | 76.2% | 25% | 23% |
| Kotipada | 83 | 454 | 89.1% | 11% | 55% |
| Khairaputi | 89 | 434 | 88.5% | 0% | 49% |
| Bilipada | 78 | 405 | 70.4% | 46% | 0% |
| Sanatulasipali | 50 | 216 | 84.3% | 98% | 0% |
| Kasakendupali | 31 | 141 | 69.1% | 1% | 55% |
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 Baruda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,181
- 4,151 male · 4,030 female
- Households
- 1,761
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.8%
- above Bhanjanagar block's villages (72.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 971
- about the same as Bhanjanagar block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,046
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,694
- 45.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,413 (29.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,095 (13.4%)
What the 3,694 workers did
- Cultivators687 (18.6%)
- Agricultural labourers883 (23.9%)
- Household industry37 (1.0%)
- Other work743 (20.1%)
- Marginal workers1,344 (36.4%)
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 Baruda
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 14 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school0 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Pulses (10), Ragi (10).
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 Bhanjanagar block
- Badakodanda
- Baibali
- Baunsalundi
- Bramhanapadar
- Dadaralunda
- Dihapadhal
- Domuhani
- Dumakumpa
- Gallery
- Gollapada
- Gunduribadi
- Harigada
- Jilundi
- Kulada
- Lalsingi
- Lembhai
- Mudulipalli
- Mujagada
- Sanakodanda
- Tilisingi
- Turumu
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