Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Palsijharan gram panchayat
Palsijharan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,499 people in 853 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,499
- Literacy
- 55.7%
- Area
- 16.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118620
Villages of Palsijharan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhikajharan | 232 | 952 | 52.3% | 13% | 79% |
| Ghusurigudi | 182 | 720 | 62.2% | 6% | 81% |
| Tentulichuan | 165 | 664 | 53.7% | 31% | 8% |
| Dungipunga | 114 | 540 | 52.9% | 24% | 74% |
| Kholandi | 110 | 400 | 56.0% | 3% | 98% |
| Palsijharan | 50 | 223 | 60.7% | 11% | 67% |
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 Palsijharan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,499
- 1,688 male · 1,811 female
- Households
- 853
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.7%
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,073
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 515
- 14.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,961
- 56.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 536 (15.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,329 (66.6%)
What the 1,961 workers did
- Cultivators530 (27.0%)
- Agricultural labourers312 (15.9%)
- Household industry3 (0.2%)
- Other work118 (6.0%)
- Marginal workers998 (50.9%)
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 Palsijharan
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, 77% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump0 of 6
- Electricity for homes2 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 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) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Cotton (6), Rail (4), Pulses (1), Moong (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 Bhawanipatna block
- Artal
- Borabhata
- Borda
- Chahagaon
- Chancher
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- Kalam
- Kamathana
- Karalapada
- Karlaguda
- Kendupati
- Kuliamal
- Kutrukhamar
- Laxmipur
- Madiguda
- Malgaon
- Matia
- Medinipur
- Palna
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
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