Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Borikana gram panchayat
Borikana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 8,563 people in 1,894 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 8,563
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 11.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118052
Villages of Borikana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darada | 362 | 1,555 | 86.2% | 7% | 0% |
| Olasa | 252 | 1,114 | 77.5% | 20% | 0% |
| Barugudipada | 219 | 1,070 | 86.9% | 18% | 0% |
| Borikina | 208 | 875 | 85.6% | 16% | 0% |
| Kundapur | 170 | 835 | 84.3% | 47% | 0% |
| Begunia | 181 | 804 | 85.0% | 19% | 0% |
| Barilo | 160 | 681 | 86.2% | 20% | 0% |
| Dovala | 142 | 679 | 87.9% | 12% | 0% |
| Dua | 124 | 571 | 88.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Khandapasa | 76 | 379 | 86.3% | 1% | 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 Borikana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,563
- 4,359 male · 4,204 female
- Households
- 1,894
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- about the same as Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- about the same as Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 780
- 9.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,451
- 40.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,430 (16.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 3,451 workers did
- Cultivators926 (26.8%)
- Agricultural labourers375 (10.9%)
- Household industry65 (1.9%)
- Other work714 (20.7%)
- Marginal workers1,371 (39.7%)
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 Borikana
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 12 km², 76% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school4 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school1 of 10
- Degree college1 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre10 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump9 of 10
- Electricity for homes9 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Mango,Coconut (1), Coconut,Mango (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 Balikuda block
- Adhanga
- Alabol
- Alavar
- Ambasala
- Anantapur
- Apandara
- Arilo
- Badagaon
- Baharana
- Balikuda
- Baramundali
- Garam
- Ichhapur
- Kailo
- Khalagaon
- Krushnadaspur
- Kusupur
- Machhagaon
- Marichpur
- Mulugaon
- Nagapur
- Naharana
- Osakana
- Rahana
- Sangrampur
- Tandikula
- Tarasahi
- Thailo
- Titira
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