Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Bhitarandhari gram panchayat
Bhitarandhari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,762 people in 1,374 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,762
- Literacy
- 86.1%
- Area
- 16 km²
- LGD code
- 118096
Villages of Bhitarandhari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchanuagan | 251 | 1,121 | 84.1% | 17% | 0% |
| Bhitarandhari | 184 | 822 | 86.8% | 29% | 0% |
| Guamunda | 200 | 795 | 86.1% | 6% | 0% |
| Jamukana | 167 | 680 | 81.7% | 53% | 0% |
| Rasakadapur | 138 | 580 | 86.6% | 71% | 0% |
| Kadakana | 145 | 540 | 82.7% | 2% | 0% |
| Badabelari | 105 | 440 | 92.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Jalau | 103 | 428 | 92.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Potak | 81 | 356 | 87.7% | 12% | 0% |
| Chadeigahanjharakati | 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 Bhitarandhari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,762
- 2,904 male · 2,858 female
- Households
- 1,374
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.1%
- above Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- about the same as Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 551
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,111
- 36.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,305 (22.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,111 workers did
- Cultivators1,005 (47.6%)
- Agricultural labourers275 (13.0%)
- Household industry44 (2.1%)
- Other work289 (13.7%)
- Marginal workers498 (23.6%)
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 Bhitarandhari
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 10 villages cover 16 km², 74% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school3 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 9
- Public bus2 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 9
- Weekly haat3 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2).
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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Somapur
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bhitarandhari? Share it with us.