Gram panchayat · Naugaon block · Jagatsinghpur
Bachhalo gram panchayat
Bachhalo is a gram panchayat (village council) in Naugaon block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,946 people in 908 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,946
- Literacy
- 85.7%
- Area
- 5 km²
- LGD code
- 118174
Villages of Bachhalo
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alana-II | 252 | 1,124 | 85.1% | 9% | 0% |
| Bachhalo | 226 | 990 | 86.2% | 9% | 0% |
| Kundigan | 147 | 608 | 85.1% | 15% | 0% |
| Pokamula | 92 | 426 | 80.4% | 3% | 0% |
| Arasa | 98 | 402 | 89.2% | 35% | 0% |
| Bhandailo | 42 | 186 | 87.6% | 37% | 0% |
| Brahmanigan | 37 | 151 | 94.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Gandilo | 14 | 59 | 80.4% | 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 Bachhalo
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,946
- 2,023 male · 1,923 female
- Households
- 908
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.7%
- about the same as Naugaon block's villages (86.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- below Naugaon block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 375
- 9.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,389
- 35.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 502 (12.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,389 workers did
- Cultivators404 (29.1%)
- Agricultural labourers117 (8.4%)
- Household industry7 (0.5%)
- Other work296 (21.3%)
- Marginal workers565 (40.7%)
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 Bachhalo
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 5 km², 60% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat7 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Naugaon block
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