Gram panchayat · Jayapatna block · Kalahandi
Bandigaon gram panchayat
Bandigaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jayapatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,195 people in 1,725 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 7,195
- Literacy
- 50.9%
- Area
- 19.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118674
Villages of Bandigaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naikaniguma | 482 | 2,007 | 49.0% | 15% | 38% |
| Amjor | 399 | 1,755 | 46.2% | 17% | 44% |
| Bandigaon | 393 | 1,597 | 53.8% | 7% | 38% |
| Rengalpali | 247 | 976 | 49.0% | 10% | 3% |
| Gungunia | 204 | 860 | 61.4% | 16% | 22% |
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 Bandigaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,195
- 3,562 male · 3,633 female
- Households
- 1,725
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 50.9%
- below Jayapatna block's villages (53.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- about the same as Jayapatna block's villages (1,029)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,031
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,534
- 49.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 925 (12.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,377 (33.0%)
What the 3,534 workers did
- Cultivators789 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers1,176 (33.3%)
- Household industry17 (0.5%)
- Other work106 (3.0%)
- Marginal workers1,446 (40.9%)
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 Bandigaon
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 20 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 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 pump1 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Jayapatna block
- Ainabhata
- Badapujariguda
- Badatemari
- Badkarlakot
- Baner
- Bhainripali
- Bhejiguda
- Dhansuli
- Hirapur
- Jaipatna
- Khaliabhata
- Kuchagaon
- Mangalpur
- Mukhiguda
- Paikkandmundi
- Pratappur
- Ranamal
- Rengalipalli
- Sargiguda
- Sindhikaguda
- Uchala
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