Gram panchayat · Jagannathprasad block · Ganjam
Baragam gram panchayat
Baragam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jagannathprasad block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,130 people in 652 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhanjanagar assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,130
- Literacy
- 65.9%
- Area
- 5.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117786
Villages of Baragam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baragam | 512 | 2,403 | 62.5% | 17% | 0% |
| Gadisapalli | 140 | 727 | 77.1% | 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 Baragam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,130
- 1,521 male · 1,609 female
- Households
- 652
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.9%
- below Jagannathprasad block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,058
- above Jagannathprasad block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 352
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,438
- 45.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 465 (14.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,438 workers did
- Cultivators382 (26.6%)
- Agricultural labourers244 (17.0%)
- Household industry41 (2.9%)
- Other work233 (16.2%)
- Marginal workers538 (37.4%)
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 Baragam
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 5 km², 82% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre2 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2).
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 Jagannathprasad block
- Adheigam
- Alasuguma
- Alladi
- Bijaya Dhanurijayapur
- Budurungu
- Chadheiapalli
- Chhamunda
- Gandadhar
- Gayaganda
- Gereda
- Jagannath Prasad
- Jhadabhumi
- Jirabadi
- Kadua
- Khamarpalli
- Khetamundali
- Kokalaba
- Kudutai
- Kumpapada
- Panchabhuti
- Pratapur
- Rauti
- Rudhapadar
- Tarasingi
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