Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Biswanathpur gram panchayat
Biswanathpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,173 people in 1,228 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,173
- Literacy
- 59.2%
- Area
- 12.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118794
Villages of Biswanathpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishwanathapur | 624 | 2,647 | 64.3% | 10% | 18% |
| Dumermunda | 215 | 814 | 58.9% | 19% | 14% |
| Sitapur | 146 | 660 | 56.9% | 9% | 2% |
| Dhaurabhata | 112 | 529 | 61.8% | 70% | 0% |
| Badajamkiheju | 36 | 153 | 28.6% | 0% | 44% |
| Dhanarabhata | 31 | 126 | 46.7% | 100% | 0% |
| Bandakhal | 26 | 108 | 4.7% | 31% | 65% |
| Kandhtopi | 30 | 108 | 45.1% | 0% | 96% |
| Kiajharan | 8 | 28 | 63.6% | 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 Biswanathpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,173
- 2,577 male · 2,596 female
- Households
- 1,228
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.2%
- above Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,007
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 800
- 15.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,241
- 43.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,013 (19.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 837 (16.2%)
What the 2,241 workers did
- Cultivators214 (9.5%)
- Agricultural labourers262 (11.7%)
- Household industry16 (0.7%)
- Other work525 (23.4%)
- Marginal workers1,224 (54.6%)
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 Biswanathpur
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 13 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre4 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump1 of 9
- Electricity for homes3 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Maize (9), Black 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
- Bijepur
- Champadeipur
- Chhatrapur
- Gobardhanpur
- Gundri
- Jagannathpur
- Kadamguda
- Kamarada
- Kankutru
- Kumkhal
- Lakhabahali
- Lanji
- Lanjigarh
- Lanjigarh Road
- Malijubanga
- Pandapadar
- Pokharibandh
- Trilochanpur
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