Gram panchayat · Dasarathapur block · Jajpur
Biruan gram panchayat
Biruan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,500 people in 1,195 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,500
- Literacy
- 78.6%
- Area
- 5.3 km²
- LGD code
- 275202
Villages of Biruan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biruhan | 440 | 1,812 | 72.4% | 53% | 0% |
| Pubasahi | 255 | 954 | 84.3% | 34% | 0% |
| Senanda | 221 | 785 | 85.5% | 30% | 0% |
| Bhanara | 167 | 502 | 88.9% | 20% | 0% |
| Dhoda | 112 | 447 | 67.7% | 69% | 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 Biruan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,500
- 2,161 male · 2,339 female
- Households
- 1,195
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.6%
- below Dasarathapur block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,082
- above Dasarathapur block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 595
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,352
- 30.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,926 (42.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,352 workers did
- Cultivators331 (24.5%)
- Agricultural labourers311 (23.0%)
- Household industry21 (1.6%)
- Other work287 (21.2%)
- Marginal workers402 (29.7%)
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 Biruan
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 5 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 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 pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Dasarathapur block
- Akarpada
- Asanpur
- Bihari
- Birajapur
- Biripata
- 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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