Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Bantala gram panchayat
Bantala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 17 villages, home to 7,039 people in 1,630 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 17
- Population (2011)
- 7,039
- Literacy
- 83.8%
- Area
- 16.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118245
Villages of Bantala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantala | 322 | 1,370 | 90.6% | 37% | 0% |
| Upula | 344 | 1,324 | 88.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Kapastigiri | 290 | 1,229 | 72.1% | 15% | 14% |
| Thengada | 156 | 766 | 84.4% | 8% | 36% |
| Barimula | 145 | 689 | 83.5% | 15% | 6% |
| Baghua | 118 | 592 | 74.4% | 30% | 28% |
| Bari | 111 | 452 | 92.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Kaintipokhari | 71 | 311 | 87.5% | 6% | 0% |
| Ubuka | 42 | 175 | 77.9% | 99% | 0% |
| Bachhuribandha | 22 | 96 | 81.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Patayat | 9 | 35 | 90.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Darianipada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gokulapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jamujhar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kodeibatia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Osangira | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rampatdaloat | 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 Bantala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,039
- 3,579 male · 3,460 female
- Households
- 1,630
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.8%
- above Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 967
- about the same as Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 751
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,302
- 32.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,526 (21.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 651 (9.2%)
What the 2,302 workers did
- Cultivators447 (19.4%)
- Agricultural labourers534 (23.2%)
- Household industry41 (1.8%)
- Other work628 (27.3%)
- Marginal workers652 (28.3%)
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 Bantala
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 17 villages cover 17 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school5 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre8 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump7 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Rabi Crops (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 Badchana block
- Achyutabasant
- Anaka
- Arakhapur
- Badabalikuda
- Badachana
- Badaghumuri
- Balichandrapur
- Balipadia
- Bandalo
- Barada
- Barpada
- Bharatpur
- Bhusandapur
- Bikramtiran
- Byree
- Champapur
- Chandital
- Charinangala
- Chhatia
- Darpan
- Dhanamandala
- Gopalpur
- Kaimatia
- Khaira
- Kolanagiri
- Kundala
- Majhipada
- Manduka
- Nalipur
- Nelia
- Palei
- Paria
- Patrajpur
- Radhadeipur
- Raipur
- Salapada
- Samia
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Siha
- Solar
- Sunguda
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