Gram panchayat · Patrapur block · Ganjam
Baranga gram panchayat
Baranga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Patrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,788 people in 885 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chikiti assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,788
- Literacy
- 59.7%
- Area
- 9.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117877
Villages of Baranga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baranga | 408 | 1,517 | 56.8% | 11% | 0% |
| Santospur | 124 | 670 | 73.0% | 17% | 0% |
| Gopalpalli | 134 | 609 | 44.9% | 12% | 0% |
| Lanka | 113 | 500 | 62.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Parbatipur | 84 | 408 | 67.8% | 9% | 0% |
| Pitambarpur | 22 | 84 | 62.7% | 0% | 96% |
| Polankiuninhabited | 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 Baranga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,788
- 1,739 male · 2,049 female
- Households
- 885
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.7%
- above Patrapur block's villages (57.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,178
- above Patrapur block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 440
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,780
- 47.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 392 (10.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 86 (2.3%)
What the 1,780 workers did
- Cultivators315 (17.7%)
- Agricultural labourers146 (8.2%)
- Household industry9 (0.5%)
- Other work356 (20.0%)
- Marginal workers954 (53.6%)
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 Baranga
How many of the 6 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, 62% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Patrapur block
- Ambapur
- Ankuli
- Badapur
- Brahman Nuagam
- Burutala
- Gudipadar
- Gundara
- Jaradagada
- Jayantipur
- Kesaripada
- Khariaguda
- Kharinipada
- Khhamarigam
- Mandarada
- Padadigi
- Patrapur
- Samantarapur
- Samantiapalli
- Surangigada
- Tandipur
- Tumbagada
- Turubudi
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