Gram panchayat · Binjharpur block · Jajpur
Bitana gram panchayat
Bitana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Binjharpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,703 people in 1,384 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,703
- Literacy
- 83.4%
- Area
- 6.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118307
Villages of Bitana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitana | 636 | 2,567 | 82.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Balichandra pur | 395 | 1,634 | 86.0% | 15% | 0% |
| Khandahata | 139 | 558 | 78.4% | 63% | 0% |
| Purusottampur | 127 | 547 | 89.3% | 28% | 0% |
| Puribindha | 87 | 397 | 80.6% | 6% | 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 Bitana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,703
- 2,886 male · 2,817 female
- Households
- 1,384
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.4%
- above Binjharpur block's villages (82.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- below Binjharpur block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 650
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,622
- 28.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,307 (22.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 1,622 workers did
- Cultivators273 (16.8%)
- Agricultural labourers588 (36.3%)
- Household industry21 (1.3%)
- Other work353 (21.8%)
- Marginal workers387 (23.9%)
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 Bitana
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, 68% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5), Vegetable (4).
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 Binjharpur block
- Alakunda
- Anuri
- Arei
- Bachhal
- Bangara
- Barpada
- Binjharpur
- Chandramu
- Chikana
- Fatepur
- Ghantiali
- Guhali
- Haladidiha
- Jari
- Kaina(Raghunathpur)
- Kalyanpur
- Kapila
- Mashara
- Oleichandanpur
- Pritipur
- Ranapur
- Sasanda
- Sayedpur
- Singpur
- Tina
- Udranga
- Uttangara
- Uttarkul
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