Gram panchayat · Dasarathapur block · Jajpur
Birajapur gram panchayat
Birajapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 6,144 people in 1,420 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 6,144
- Literacy
- 87.5%
- Area
- 5.7 km²
- LGD code
- 275199
Villages of Birajapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birajapur | 723 | 2,963 | 87.1% | 33% | 0% |
| Bamadebapur | 274 | 1,359 | 84.6% | 11% | 0% |
| Barahata | 295 | 1,280 | 90.1% | 29% | 0% |
| Badaadampur | 128 | 542 | 90.5% | 30% | 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 Birajapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,144
- 3,152 male · 2,992 female
- Households
- 1,420
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.5%
- above Dasarathapur block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- below Dasarathapur block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 661
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,702
- 27.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,656 (27.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 10 (0.2%)
What the 1,702 workers did
- Cultivators253 (14.9%)
- Agricultural labourers511 (30.0%)
- Household industry46 (2.7%)
- Other work483 (28.4%)
- Marginal workers409 (24.0%)
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 Birajapur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 6 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school3 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (2).
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
- Biripata
- 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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