Gram panchayat · Jagannathprasad block · Ganjam
Bijaya Dhanurijayapur gram panchayat
Bijaya Dhanurijayapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jagannathprasad block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,554 people in 1,237 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhanjanagar assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,554
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 9 km²
- LGD code
- 117787
Villages of Bijaya Dhanurijayapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijayadhanurjayapur | 322 | 1,379 | 90.0% | 9% | 0% |
| Mentapur | 217 | 864 | 78.9% | 24% | 0% |
| Bhusandapala | 179 | 855 | 93.0% | 13% | 0% |
| Tentulia | 172 | 832 | 77.3% | 7% | 0% |
| Taraffa | 168 | 778 | 82.9% | 6% | 0% |
| Sorisamuli | 133 | 666 | 88.8% | 13% | 0% |
| Pandiripada | 46 | 180 | 82.2% | 0% | 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 Bijaya Dhanurijayapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,554
- 2,817 male · 2,737 female
- Households
- 1,237
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- above Jagannathprasad block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 972
- below Jagannathprasad block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 600
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,243
- 40.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 643 (11.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 2,243 workers did
- Cultivators539 (24.0%)
- Agricultural labourers250 (11.1%)
- Household industry78 (3.5%)
- Other work276 (12.3%)
- Marginal workers1,100 (49.0%)
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 Bijaya Dhanurijayapur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 9 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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
- Baragam
- 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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