Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Bhurtigarh gram panchayat
Bhurtigarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 2,194 people in 553 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 2,194
- Literacy
- 32.3%
- Area
- 25.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118792
Villages of Bhurtigarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhurtigarh | 115 | 439 | 38.7% | 37% | 41% |
| Merdikupa | 104 | 373 | 43.0% | 27% | 70% |
| Shikharguda | 62 | 278 | 19.8% | 8% | 92% |
| Palki | 47 | 215 | 14.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Pushamundi | 43 | 160 | 32.8% | 11% | 89% |
| Khaichuan | 22 | 124 | 10.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Sirigaon | 37 | 116 | 53.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Mundighati | 25 | 97 | 62.3% | 0% | 96% |
| Janakipadara | 16 | 82 | 59.7% | 16% | 62% |
| Saibhatta | 16 | 66 | 21.8% | 11% | 88% |
| Kapelpadar | 16 | 59 | 4.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Pujerana or Adakhu | 14 | 54 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gambharghati | 10 | 42 | 5.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Soraparu | 11 | 36 | 25.0% | 31% | 17% |
| Souragaon | 9 | 27 | 34.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Lamer | 6 | 26 | 31.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Chancharaghati | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dolamba | 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 Bhurtigarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,194
- 1,070 male · 1,124 female
- Households
- 553
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 32.3%
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,050
- above Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 405
- 18.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,124
- 51.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 331 (15.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,708 (77.8%)
What the 1,124 workers did
- Cultivators136 (12.1%)
- Agricultural labourers215 (19.1%)
- Household industry11 (1.0%)
- Other work42 (3.7%)
- Marginal workers720 (64.1%)
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 Bhurtigarh
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 25 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 16
- Middle school1 of 16
- Secondary school1 of 16
- Senior secondary school0 of 16
- Degree college0 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre1 of 16
- Anganwadi centre5 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump9 of 16
- Electricity for homes0 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 16
- Public bus0 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 16
- Weekly haat1 of 16
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16), Ahara (11), Millets (7), Black Gram (3), Pulses (3), Maize (2), Harada (1), Kri Arheri (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
- Benagaon
- Bhatangpadar
- 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 Bhurtigarh? Share it with us.