Gram panchayat · Surada block · Ganjam
Badagochha gram panchayat
Badagochha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Surada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,135 people in 613 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,135
- Literacy
- 46.8%
- Area
- 16.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118020
Villages of Badagochha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badagochha | 298 | 1,552 | 57.8% | 51% | 24% |
| Kaithagudi | 99 | 489 | 23.5% | 2% | 26% |
| Piridibandha | 49 | 239 | 34.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Gandigam | 37 | 191 | 10.6% | 0% | 47% |
| Sanagochha | 36 | 187 | 66.0% | 0% | 99% |
| Minangi | 32 | 150 | 44.4% | 1% | 99% |
| Uparaustapada | 28 | 139 | 62.1% | 0% | 65% |
| Gilamaha | 22 | 129 | 26.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Nandapur | 12 | 59 | 51.0% | 0% | 98% |
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 Badagochha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,135
- 1,514 male · 1,621 female
- Households
- 613
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.8%
- below Surada block's villages (59.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,071
- above Surada block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 521
- 16.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,626
- 51.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 796 (25.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,437 (45.8%)
What the 1,626 workers did
- Cultivators191 (11.7%)
- Agricultural labourers423 (26.0%)
- Household industry6 (0.4%)
- Other work80 (4.9%)
- Marginal workers926 (56.9%)
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 Badagochha
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 17 km², 10% of it sown with crops and 48% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 9
- Middle school1 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre3 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes0 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Turmeric (8).
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 Surada block
- Amurutulu
- Asurabandha
- Bada Badangi
- Badagada
- Bhagabanpur
- Borada
- Borasingi
- Ekalapur
- Gangapur
- Gazalabadi
- Genja
- Gochha
- Gopalapur Sasan
- Gouda Gotha
- Hinjalakuda
- Hukuma
- Kulangi
- Lathipada
- Merrikota
- Nuagada
- Palkatu
- Raibandha
- Sarabadi
- Sidhapur
- Suramani
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