Gram panchayat · Chatrapur block · Ganjam
Bhikarpalli gram panchayat
Bhikarpalli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chatrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,620 people in 1,984 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhatrapur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,620
- Literacy
- 63.9%
- Area
- 20.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117677
Villages of Bhikarpalli
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sriramapur | 634 | 2,603 | 64.5% | 67% | 0% |
| Danaiberhampur | 335 | 1,524 | 53.0% | 16% | 0% |
| Landabaunasa | 285 | 1,218 | 62.5% | 29% | 0% |
| Brahamanipalli | 175 | 830 | 67.4% | 38% | 0% |
| Bhikaripalli | 176 | 789 | 58.8% | 13% | 0% |
| Narasingapur | 185 | 774 | 64.1% | 54% | 0% |
| Patapur | 107 | 475 | 78.8% | 27% | 0% |
| Santarapur | 87 | 407 | 90.0% | 9% | 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 Bhikarpalli
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,620
- 4,350 male · 4,270 female
- Households
- 1,984
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.9%
- below Chatrapur block's villages (68.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- below Chatrapur block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,061
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,588
- 41.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,336 (38.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.0%)
What the 3,588 workers did
- Cultivators355 (9.9%)
- Agricultural labourers372 (10.4%)
- Household industry16 (0.4%)
- Other work973 (27.1%)
- Marginal workers1,872 (52.2%)
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 Bhikarpalli
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 20 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ragi (7), Vegetable (3), Ground Nuts (2), Groundnut (1), Chilly (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 Chatrapur block
- Agastinuagam
- Arjipalli
- Bada Madhapur
- Baulagam
- Bipulingi
- Chamakhandi
- Chikalakhandi
- Kalipalli
- Kanamana
- Laxmipur
- Mahandpur
- Narandrapur
- Podapadar
- Potalampur
- Sriramachandrapur
- Sundarpur
- Tangonapalli
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bhikarpalli? Share it with us.