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Gram panchayat · Bhanjanagar block · Ganjam

Baunsalundi gram panchayat

Baunsalundi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhanjanagar block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 7,728 people in 1,674 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhanjanagar assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
7,728
Literacy
84.3%
Area
6.3 km²
LGD code
117636

Villages of Baunsalundi

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Baunsalundi8723,79090.0%21%1%
Gamundi6813,30379.3%10%6%
Dhudhua12163575.8%25%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 Baunsalundi

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,728
3,936 male · 3,792 female
Households
1,674
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
84.3%
above Bhanjanagar block's villages (72.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
963
below Bhanjanagar block's villages (978)
Children aged 0–6
828
10.7% of residents
Workers
2,585
33.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,274 (16.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
260 (3.4%)

What the 2,585 workers did

  • Cultivators128 (5.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers151 (5.8%)
  • Household industry60 (2.3%)
  • Other work1,234 (47.7%)
  • Marginal workers1,012 (39.1%)

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 Baunsalundi

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 3 villages cover 6 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school3 of 3
  • Secondary school1 of 3
  • Senior secondary school0 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 road2 of 3
  • Public bus1 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
  • Weekly haat1 of 3
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ragi (3), Pulses (2), Moong (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 Bhanjanagar block

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