Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Balikuda gram panchayat
Balikuda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,301 people in 1,387 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,301
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 4.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118050
Villages of Balikuda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balisahi | 967 | 4,239 | 85.9% | 15% | 3% |
| Angira | 191 | 965 | 84.2% | 4% | 0% |
| Nalio | 109 | 527 | 79.6% | 45% | 0% |
| Bharioda | 76 | 344 | 81.4% | 32% | 0% |
| Balikuda | 44 | 226 | 90.5% | 31% | 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 Balikuda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,301
- 3,121 male · 3,180 female
- Households
- 1,387
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- about the same as Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,019
- above Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 606
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,184
- 34.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,105 (17.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 120 (1.9%)
What the 2,184 workers did
- Cultivators366 (16.8%)
- Agricultural labourers253 (11.6%)
- Household industry95 (4.3%)
- Other work729 (33.4%)
- Marginal workers741 (33.9%)
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 Balikuda
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 5 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 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 road0 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Balikuda block
- Adhanga
- Alabol
- Alavar
- Ambasala
- Anantapur
- Apandara
- Arilo
- Badagaon
- Baharana
- Baramundali
- Borikana
- Garam
- Ichhapur
- Kailo
- Khalagaon
- Krushnadaspur
- Kusupur
- Machhagaon
- Marichpur
- Mulugaon
- Nagapur
- Naharana
- Osakana
- Rahana
- Sangrampur
- Tandikula
- Tarasahi
- Thailo
- Titira
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Balikuda? Share it with us.