Gram panchayat · Bari block · Jajpur
Bodua gram panchayat
Bodua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bari block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,669 people in 1,453 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bari assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,669
- Literacy
- 76.6%
- Area
- 7.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118282
Villages of Bodua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantia | 539 | 2,020 | 71.8% | 56% | 0% |
| Bodua | 408 | 1,677 | 82.0% | 39% | 0% |
| Erada | 222 | 907 | 79.2% | 32% | 0% |
| Kumbhuka | 236 | 885 | 75.5% | 39% | 0% |
| Sarabara | 48 | 180 | 72.2% | 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 Bodua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,669
- 2,825 male · 2,844 female
- Households
- 1,453
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.6%
- below Bari block's villages (80.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,007
- about the same as Bari block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 640
- 11.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,414
- 24.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,409 (42.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,414 workers did
- Cultivators315 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers398 (28.1%)
- Household industry64 (4.5%)
- Other work327 (23.1%)
- Marginal workers310 (21.9%)
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 Bodua
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 7 km², 23% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school3 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 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 office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ground Nuts (5), Black Gram (5).
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 Bari block
- Allipur
- Amathpur
- Angalo
- Anyasipur
- Arangabad
- Atira
- Bainsiria
- Balia
- Balibilli
- Bari
- Bhanra
- Chandanpur
- Dharapur
- Gamu
- Golakund
- Ishanpur
- Kalamatia
- Kimbhiriapal
- Madhusudanpur
- Mandari
- Mohakalpada
- Rampa
- Ratalanga
- Ratnagiri
- Sahupada
- Serapur
- Swainkhanda
- Udayanathpur
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