Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Benagaon gram panchayat
Benagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 29 villages, home to 4,389 people in 962 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 29
- Population (2011)
- 4,389
- Literacy
- 36.3%
- Area
- 36.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118790
Villages of Benagaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pengsur | 97 | 439 | 61.2% | 41% | 40% |
| Padmathopa | 96 | 411 | 18.3% | 99% | 0% |
| Pajibahal | 92 | 401 | 49.8% | 28% | 38% |
| Bengaon | 82 | 391 | 68.2% | 14% | 65% |
| Litibundel | 78 | 364 | 18.9% | 33% | 67% |
| Betapada | 54 | 256 | 56.9% | 3% | 89% |
| Ghodapokhari | 50 | 242 | 8.6% | 52% | 47% |
| Khamari | 50 | 227 | 67.5% | 0% | 70% |
| Karlijodi | 40 | 182 | 17.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Dumenijhola-Damenjhola | 36 | 178 | 3.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Bundel | 39 | 167 | 51.4% | 4% | 90% |
| Damaghati | 37 | 156 | 21.4% | 76% | 19% |
| Asurguda | 40 | 153 | 16.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Baliguda | 28 | 130 | 37.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Kulmuhi-Alias Baghanakhi | 17 | 89 | 2.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Barpali | 19 | 87 | 31.9% | 72% | 28% |
| Telengsur | 20 | 87 | 61.1% | 0% | 91% |
| Tarangel | 16 | 74 | 47.5% | 0% | 92% |
| Kokasur | 15 | 63 | 0.0% | 0% | 97% |
| Podeikhunti | 12 | 61 | 6.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Dhaunrabhata | 10 | 58 | 34.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Rindabahali Alias Totguma | 10 | 56 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kotabundel | 9 | 44 | 5.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Kutrusol | 7 | 37 | 10.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Netrei | 8 | 36 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Aner | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kadomali | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Karlaguda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kumapadar | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Benagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,389
- 2,185 male · 2,204 female
- Households
- 962
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 36.3%
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,009
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 826
- 18.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,096
- 47.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,194 (27.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,760 (62.9%)
What the 2,096 workers did
- Cultivators360 (17.2%)
- Agricultural labourers179 (8.5%)
- Household industry7 (0.3%)
- Other work106 (5.1%)
- Marginal workers1,444 (68.9%)
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 Benagaon
How many of the 25 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 28 villages cover 36 km², and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 25
- Middle school1 of 25
- Secondary school0 of 25
- Senior secondary school0 of 25
- Degree college0 of 25
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 25
- Health sub-centre1 of 25
- Anganwadi centre7 of 25
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 25
- Hand pump9 of 25
- Electricity for homes0 of 25
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 25
- Public bus0 of 25
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 25
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 25
- Commercial bank0 of 25
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 25
- Weekly haat1 of 25
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (25), Maize (13), Black Gram (11), Red Gram (1), Mustard (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 Lanjigarh block
- Bandhapari
- Basantapada
- Baterima
- Bedagaon
- Bhatangpadar
- Bhurtigarh
- Bijepur
- Biswanathpur
- Champadeipur
- Chhatrapur
- Gobardhanpur
- Gundri
- Jagannathpur
- Kadamguda
- Kamarada
- Kankutru
- Kumkhal
- Lakhabahali
- Lanji
- Lanjigarh
- Lanjigarh Road
- Malijubanga
- Pandapadar
- Pokharibandh
- Trilochanpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Benagaon? Share it with us.