Gram panchayat · Laikera block · Jharsuguda
Babuchhipidihi gram panchayat
Babuchhipidihi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Laikera block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,505 people in 1,046 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jharsuguda assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,505
- Literacy
- 75.5%
- Area
- 29.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118549
Villages of Babuchhipidihi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babuchipidihi | 421 | 1,759 | 72.3% | 16% | 66% |
| Pankelkhol | 122 | 622 | 85.3% | 5% | 72% |
| Dudukabahal | 129 | 540 | 83.8% | 21% | 63% |
| Kuanrmal | 114 | 533 | 85.6% | 17% | 44% |
| Banki | 124 | 527 | 59.5% | 3% | 88% |
| Baiganbud | 136 | 524 | 71.2% | 39% | 57% |
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 Babuchhipidihi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,505
- 2,244 male · 2,261 female
- Households
- 1,046
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.5%
- above Laikera block's villages (71.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,008
- about the same as Laikera block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 469
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,663
- 59.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 736 (16.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,956 (65.6%)
What the 2,663 workers did
- Cultivators774 (29.1%)
- Agricultural labourers169 (6.3%)
- Household industry20 (0.8%)
- Other work100 (3.8%)
- Marginal workers1,600 (60.1%)
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 Babuchhipidihi
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 29 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 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 office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Laikera block
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