Gram panchayat · Lakhanpur block · Jharsuguda
Bhikampali gram panchayat
Bhikampali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,893 people in 964 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,893
- Literacy
- 76.3%
- Area
- 16.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118565
Villages of Bhikampali
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhilapali | 290 | 1,136 | 80.8% | 9% | 32% |
| Jamapali | 234 | 954 | 76.2% | 22% | 58% |
| Bhikampali | 220 | 920 | 72.9% | 9% | 42% |
| Bausenpali(B) | 169 | 692 | 72.9% | 22% | 6% |
| Chhuipali | 31 | 116 | 85.3% | 7% | 56% |
| Kadamghat | 20 | 75 | 68.1% | 0% | 8% |
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 Bhikampali
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,893
- 1,976 male · 1,917 female
- Households
- 964
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.3%
- below Lakhanpur block's villages (77.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- about the same as Lakhanpur block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 422
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,958
- 50.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 560 (14.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,411 (36.2%)
What the 1,958 workers did
- Cultivators349 (17.8%)
- Agricultural labourers290 (14.8%)
- Household industry25 (1.3%)
- Other work600 (30.6%)
- Marginal workers694 (35.4%)
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 Bhikampali
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 17 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre4 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) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetables (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 Lakhanpur block
- Attabira
- Badimal
- Baghamunda
- Bandhabahal
- Banjari
- Bhounarkhol
- Charpali
- Dalagoan
- Jamgaon
- Kadamdihi
- Kanaktora
- Kandheikela
- Katarbaga
- Kudaloi
- Kumbharbandha
- Kushraloi
- Lakhanpur
- Machida
- Palsada
- Panchagaon
- Pandari
- Piplikani
- Piplimal
- Pithinda
- Rampella
- Remonda
- Remta
- Samarbaga
- Sarandamal
- Sunari
- Telenpalli
- Tilia
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