Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Badakharida gram panchayat
Badakharida is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 9,834 people in 2,104 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 9,834
- Literacy
- 67.6%
- Area
- 16.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117928
Villages of Badakharida
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badakarida | 599 | 2,926 | 67.5% | 28% | 0% |
| Banae | 601 | 2,745 | 66.3% | 31% | 0% |
| Balakrushnapur | 363 | 1,744 | 55.6% | 39% | 0% |
| Santararatnapalli | 275 | 1,286 | 76.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Kharidaber Jaganathpur | 266 | 1,133 | 79.8% | 11% | 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 Badakharida
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,834
- 4,987 male · 4,847 female
- Households
- 2,104
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.6%
- above Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 972
- below Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,229
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 4,299
- 43.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,727 (27.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 4,299 workers did
- Cultivators885 (20.6%)
- Agricultural labourers750 (17.4%)
- Household industry65 (1.5%)
- Other work824 (19.2%)
- Marginal workers1,775 (41.3%)
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 Badakharida
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 16 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Gram (4), Groundnut (3), Blackgram (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 Purushottampur block
- Achuli
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Chungighai
- Ganga-dahani
- Handighar
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
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