Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Bhamarpur gram panchayat
Bhamarpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,078 people in 1,307 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,078
- Literacy
- 60.6%
- Area
- 17 km²
- LGD code
- 117727
Villages of Bhamarpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhramarapur | 624 | 2,888 | 53.8% | 5% | 7% |
| Narayanpur | 240 | 1,094 | 68.9% | 0% | 11% |
| Gopinathapur | 187 | 842 | 69.3% | 23% | 20% |
| Samasingi | 103 | 497 | 78.4% | 26% | 4% |
| Arakhapada | 59 | 317 | 74.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Gumma | 47 | 229 | 35.5% | 3% | 95% |
| Bidyadharpur | 28 | 122 | 28.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Bankapur | 19 | 89 | 57.1% | 100% | 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 Bhamarpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,078
- 3,072 male · 3,006 female
- Households
- 1,307
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.6%
- below Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 862
- 14.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,612
- 59.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 546 (9.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,159 (19.1%)
What the 3,612 workers did
- Cultivators682 (18.9%)
- Agricultural labourers1,040 (28.8%)
- Household industry25 (0.7%)
- Other work167 (4.6%)
- Marginal workers1,698 (47.0%)
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 Bhamarpur
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 17 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (8), Blackgram (3), Groundnut (1), Milk (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 Digapahandi block
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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