Gram panchayat · Dharamagarh block · Kalahandi
Behera gram panchayat
Behera is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dharamagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,416 people in 1,351 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,416
- Literacy
- 61.7%
- Area
- 15.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118627
Villages of Behera
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behera | 1,351 | 5,416 | 61.7% | 16% | 20% |
| Besramunda | 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 Behera
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,416
- 2,747 male · 2,669 female
- Households
- 1,351
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.7%
- above Dharamagarh block's villages (55.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 972
- below Dharamagarh block's villages (991)
- Children aged 0–6
- 722
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,791
- 51.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 866 (16.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,109 (20.5%)
What the 2,791 workers did
- Cultivators601 (21.5%)
- Agricultural labourers210 (7.5%)
- Household industry36 (1.3%)
- Other work206 (7.4%)
- Marginal workers1,738 (62.3%)
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 Behera
How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 16 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school1 of 1
- Degree college1 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre0 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump1 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 1
- Public bus1 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat1 of 1
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Dharamagarh block
- Bad Ghumer
- Badbafla
- Badbasul
- Bagad
- Boden
- Bramhanchhendia
- Chhanchanbahali
- Chhilpa
- Dhanarpur
- Dumarguda
- Gadiajore
- Jayantapur
- Kadalimunda
- Kangaon
- Kankeri
- Khairapadar
- Nandagaon
- Parla
- Sandhikulihari
- Tambachhada
- Tarapur
- Tendapali
- Tipiguda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Behera? Share it with us.