Gram panchayat · Dharamagarh block · Kalahandi
Bramhanchhendia gram panchayat
Bramhanchhendia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dharamagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,315 people in 1,642 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,315
- Literacy
- 59.0%
- Area
- 16.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118629
Villages of Bramhanchhendia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilchila | 465 | 1,849 | 56.4% | 39% | 9% |
| Thanat | 476 | 1,811 | 60.5% | 38% | 0% |
| Brahmanchhendia | 343 | 1,253 | 54.9% | 6% | 37% |
| Merghara | 282 | 1,135 | 64.0% | 14% | 24% |
| Srirampur | 76 | 267 | 65.6% | 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 Bramhanchhendia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,315
- 3,235 male · 3,080 female
- Households
- 1,642
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.0%
- above Dharamagarh block's villages (55.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Dharamagarh block's villages (991)
- Children aged 0–6
- 790
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,088
- 48.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,655 (26.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 917 (14.5%)
What the 3,088 workers did
- Cultivators466 (15.1%)
- Agricultural labourers940 (30.4%)
- Household industry36 (1.2%)
- Other work590 (19.1%)
- Marginal workers1,056 (34.2%)
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 Bramhanchhendia
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 17 km², 94% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes3 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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
- Behera
- Boden
- Chhanchanbahali
- Chhilpa
- Dhanarpur
- Dumarguda
- Gadiajore
- Jayantapur
- Kadalimunda
- Kangaon
- Kankeri
- Khairapadar
- Nandagaon
- Parla
- Sandhikulihari
- Tambachhada
- Tarapur
- Tendapali
- Tipiguda
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