Gram panchayat · Jajpur block · Jajpur
Bichitrapur gram panchayat
Bichitrapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jajpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 8,976 people in 1,909 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 8,976
- Literacy
- 88.2%
- Area
- 9.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118420
Villages of Bichitrapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdalpur | 548 | 2,673 | 88.8% | 25% | 4% |
| Banapur | 377 | 1,783 | 86.1% | 22% | 2% |
| Bichitrapur | 322 | 1,556 | 85.1% | 5% | 0% |
| Baidyarajpur | 272 | 1,247 | 94.6% | 4% | 0% |
| Barabati | 294 | 1,236 | 85.6% | 10% | 3% |
| Nuagobindapur | 96 | 481 | 91.3% | 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 Bichitrapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,976
- 4,609 male · 4,367 female
- Households
- 1,909
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.2%
- above Jajpur block's villages (82.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- about the same as Jajpur block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 890
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,981
- 33.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,307 (14.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 168 (1.9%)
What the 2,981 workers did
- Cultivators554 (18.6%)
- Agricultural labourers283 (9.5%)
- Household industry91 (3.1%)
- Other work1,290 (43.3%)
- Marginal workers763 (25.6%)
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 Bichitrapur
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 10 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 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 pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 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
- 10
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (1), Vegitable (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 Jajpur block
- Badasuar
- Basudevpur
- Beruda
- Bhubaneswarpur
- Bhuinpur
- Chainipur
- Chhatisdevil
- Erbank
- Jafarpur
- Jahanpur
- Jamdhar
- Jhalpada
- Khairabad
- Maheswarpur
- Malandapur
- Markandapur
- Nathasahi
- Panasa
- Rudrapur
- Sahaspur
- Sanasuar
- Shyamadaspur
- Similia
- Sujanpur
- Uparbaruhan
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bichitrapur? Share it with us.