Gram panchayat · Kesinga block · Kalahandi
Belakhandi gram panchayat
Belakhandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kesinga block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 2,732 people in 761 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 2,732
- Literacy
- 69.8%
- Area
- 8.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118744
Villages of Belakhandi
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 Belakhandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,732
- 1,398 male · 1,334 female
- Households
- 761
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.8%
- above Kesinga block's villages (64.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Kesinga block's villages (988)
- Children aged 0–6
- 324
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,247
- 45.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 408 (14.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 294 (10.8%)
What the 1,247 workers did
- Cultivators197 (15.8%)
- Agricultural labourers229 (18.4%)
- Household industry8 (0.6%)
- Other work90 (7.2%)
- Marginal workers723 (58.0%)
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 Belakhandi
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 8 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college1 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Wheat (1), Sunflower (1), Ground Nuts (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 Kesinga block
- Adhamunda
- Balsi
- Boria
- Chancher
- Deogaon
- Gaiagaon
- Gokuleswar
- Hatrikhoj
- Kandel
- Kantesir
- Kasrupada
- Kikia
- Kundabandh
- Laitara
- Nasigaon
- Nunmath
- Paralasinga
- Pastikudi
- Patharla
- Phatkamal
- Sirjapali
- Sirol
- Tundala
- Turlakhaman
- Utkela
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Belakhandi? Share it with us.