Gram panchayat · Narala block · Kalahandi
Bhanpur gram panchayat
Bhanpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narala block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,118 people in 1,090 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,118
- Literacy
- 74.8%
- Area
- 15.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118827
Villages of Bhanpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhanpur | 658 | 2,404 | 71.0% | 31% | 21% |
| Kame Gaon | 153 | 659 | 82.8% | 7% | 72% |
| Bafla | 144 | 532 | 78.4% | 34% | 5% |
| Raksi | 135 | 523 | 79.0% | 25% | 6% |
| Dasarathipur | 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 Bhanpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,118
- 2,007 male · 2,111 female
- Households
- 1,090
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.8%
- above Narala block's villages (67.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,052
- above Narala block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 559
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,501
- 36.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,102 (26.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,035 (25.1%)
What the 1,501 workers did
- Cultivators389 (25.9%)
- Agricultural labourers305 (20.3%)
- Household industry84 (5.6%)
- Other work246 (16.4%)
- Marginal workers477 (31.8%)
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 Bhanpur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 16 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (3), Cotton (1), Gram (1), Vegetable (1), Biri (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 Narala block
- Bad-dharpur
- Bagpur
- Balisinga
- Bhimkela
- Gadebandha
- Ghantamala
- Ghodabandha
- Gigina
- Karmegaon
- Kurmel
- Mandel
- Muskuti
- Narla
- Nisangpur
- Palan
- Rakshi
- Rupra
- Rupra Road
- Santpur
- Sargiguda
- Sarian
- Sergarh
- Takarla
- Tulapada
- Ulikupa
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bhanpur? Share it with us.