Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Bijepur gram panchayat
Bijepur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 33 villages, home to 4,940 people in 1,106 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 33
- Population (2011)
- 4,940
- Literacy
- 28.4%
- Area
- 49.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118793
Villages of Bijepur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalakupa | 120 | 500 | 42.4% | 30% | 49% |
| Phuker | 90 | 391 | 22.1% | 24% | 76% |
| Baterpada | 79 | 349 | 15.8% | 21% | 61% |
| Kenduguda | 61 | 306 | 26.1% | 29% | 65% |
| Bijepur | 63 | 258 | 40.6% | 53% | 3% |
| Chachagan | 47 | 234 | 3.7% | 2% | 98% |
| Kutunipadar | 53 | 222 | 45.9% | 0% | 64% |
| Poiguda | 42 | 222 | 6.9% | 8% | 82% |
| Jalakirida | 44 | 195 | 17.8% | 35% | 64% |
| Sindhabhata | 44 | 195 | 45.2% | 10% | 81% |
| Pradhanipada | 42 | 182 | 17.4% | 69% | 31% |
| Danariguda | 32 | 164 | 19.0% | 9% | 82% |
| Saralanji | 33 | 155 | 17.2% | 15% | 85% |
| Kandhajubang | 42 | 152 | 33.6% | 2% | 72% |
| Talkalima | 28 | 141 | 47.3% | 50% | 38% |
| Purnapani | 34 | 133 | 21.2% | 40% | 58% |
| Paiktuaguda | 30 | 132 | 41.6% | 0% | 28% |
| Sahajpada | 29 | 129 | 53.2% | 9% | 37% |
| Karnamunda | 24 | 114 | 57.1% | 0% | 95% |
| Khajorigoda | 23 | 104 | 2.6% | 1% | 99% |
| Bhejranga | 18 | 86 | 26.4% | 5% | 94% |
| Taipadar | 22 | 85 | 17.1% | 62% | 35% |
| Melbahali | 15 | 82 | 36.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Dangamundi | 17 | 77 | 9.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Durpadar | 15 | 76 | 43.1% | 39% | 50% |
| Pidisal | 16 | 69 | 12.1% | 0% | 97% |
| Sargiguda | 12 | 50 | 9.5% | 6% | 16% |
| Gopiguda | 9 | 49 | 68.4% | 14% | 45% |
| Salpadar | 9 | 35 | 4.2% | 0% | 60% |
| Kadalikani | 8 | 34 | 48.1% | 85% | 0% |
| Dakariguda | 5 | 19 | 23.5% | 32% | 68% |
| Kumkucha | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Paruabhadi | 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 Bijepur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,940
- 2,330 male · 2,610 female
- Households
- 1,106
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 28.4%
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,120
- above Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 917
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,294
- 46.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,088 (22.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,096 (62.7%)
What the 2,294 workers did
- Cultivators422 (18.4%)
- Agricultural labourers235 (10.2%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work58 (2.5%)
- Marginal workers1,577 (68.7%)
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 Bijepur
How many of the 31 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 33 villages cover 49 km², and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 31
- Middle school1 of 31
- Secondary school0 of 31
- Senior secondary school0 of 31
- Degree college0 of 31
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 31
- Health sub-centre1 of 31
- Anganwadi centre7 of 31
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 31
- Hand pump12 of 31
- Electricity for homes0 of 31
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 31
- Public bus0 of 31
- Mobile phone coverage18 of 31
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 31
- Commercial bank0 of 31
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 31
- Weekly haat0 of 31
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (31), Black Gram (1), Red Gram (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
- Bhurtigarh
- 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 Bijepur? Share it with us.