Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Udepur gram panchayat
Udepur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,213 people in 798 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,213
- Literacy
- 56.4%
- Area
- 13.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118626
Villages of Udepur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udepur | 187 | 721 | 62.2% | 19% | 26% |
| Gopinathpur Alias Gagara Bahali | 141 | 541 | 75.3% | 31% | 20% |
| Dangargada | 126 | 477 | 60.5% | 14% | 34% |
| Bijepur | 121 | 445 | 55.6% | 47% | 49% |
| Janakpur | 76 | 417 | 39.3% | 39% | 21% |
| Basumatipur | 65 | 323 | 39.3% | 10% | 33% |
| Gajakhola | 51 | 182 | 40.7% | 1% | 97% |
| Balajipita | 21 | 66 | 67.3% | 0% | 98% |
| Upargajakhola | 10 | 41 | 23.5% | 0% | 95% |
| Dangaragarh | 0 | 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 Udepur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,213
- 1,602 male · 1,611 female
- Households
- 798
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.4%
- about the same as Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,006
- about the same as Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 475
- 14.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,424
- 44.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 776 (24.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,146 (35.7%)
What the 1,424 workers did
- Cultivators199 (14.0%)
- Agricultural labourers603 (42.3%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work141 (9.9%)
- Marginal workers479 (33.6%)
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 Udepur
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 13 km², 16% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump5 of 9
- Electricity for homes7 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Cotton (7), Moong (5), Vegetables (1), Vegetable (1), Pulses (1), Rail (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
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Udepur? Share it with us.