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Gram panchayat · Lakhanpur block · Jharsuguda

Bhounarkhol gram panchayat

Bhounarkhol is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,357 people in 1,035 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
4,357
Literacy
72.2%
Area
23.1 km²
LGD code
118566

Villages of Bhounarkhol

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Sagarpali4011,65569.6%27%39%
Thebra3441,43878.7%32%41%
Bhaunrkhol2691,19168.9%7%48%
Kholjamkani217352.6%10%90%

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 Bhounarkhol

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,357
2,222 male · 2,135 female
Households
1,035
about 4.2 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
72.2%
below Lakhanpur block's villages (77.5%)
Females per 1,000 males
961
below Lakhanpur block's villages (978)
Children aged 0–6
492
11.3% of residents
Workers
1,885
43.3% of residents
Scheduled Castes
988 (22.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,872 (43.0%)

What the 1,885 workers did

  • Cultivators305 (16.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers266 (14.1%)
  • Household industry96 (5.1%)
  • Other work598 (31.7%)
  • Marginal workers620 (32.9%)

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 Bhounarkhol

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 23 km², 28% of it sown with crops.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 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 road4 of 4
  • Public bus1 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
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 (4), Vegetables (4). Handicrafts: Fishing (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 Lakhanpur block

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