Gram panchayat · Dasarathapur block · Jajpur
Biripata gram panchayat
Biripata is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 8,385 people in 2,042 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 8,385
- Literacy
- 83.1%
- Area
- 13.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118390
Villages of Biripata
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuanla | 912 | 3,735 | 81.0% | 46% | 0% |
| Biripata | 398 | 1,573 | 87.9% | 15% | 0% |
| Narigan | 269 | 1,096 | 82.7% | 55% | 0% |
| Rambila | 202 | 782 | 82.5% | 24% | 0% |
| Charabatia | 133 | 646 | 88.5% | 2% | 1% |
| Barei | 128 | 553 | 79.6% | 34% | 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 Biripata
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,385
- 4,201 male · 4,184 female
- Households
- 2,042
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.1%
- about the same as Dasarathapur block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- below Dasarathapur block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 891
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,372
- 28.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,940 (35.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6 (0.1%)
What the 2,372 workers did
- Cultivators688 (29.0%)
- Agricultural labourers464 (19.6%)
- Household industry82 (3.5%)
- Other work380 (16.0%)
- Marginal workers758 (32.0%)
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 Biripata
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 14 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump3 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Black Gram (6).
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 Dasarathapur block
- Akarpada
- Asanpur
- Bihari
- Birajapur
- Biruan
- Champeipal
- Chasakhanda
- Chhanchina
- Chhitalo
- Dahanihata
- Dasarathpur
- Duduranta
- Duttapur
- Ejapur
- Gopalpur
- Gramanandipur
- Jafarpur
- Jayantra
- Kamardihi
- Kanikapada
- Kaspa
- Katikata
- Kayan
- Khandara
- Khannagar
- Mallikapur
- Mangalapur
- Nizampur
- Palatpur
- Rahasoi
- Susua
- Taliha
- Tarapada
- Thalkudi
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