Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Basantapada gram panchayat
ବସନ୍ତପଡା ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Basantapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 1,873 people in 467 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 1,873
- Literacy
- 40.4%
- Area
- 6.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275625
Villages of Basantapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basantapada | 170 | 735 | 41.7% | 2% | 43% |
| Kansari | 66 | 264 | 36.9% | 56% | 44% |
| Bandhaguda | 65 | 249 | 45.5% | 49% | 40% |
| Rengopali | 79 | 249 | 35.9% | 19% | 78% |
| Kothadwara | 28 | 114 | 44.7% | 81% | 15% |
| Dengasargi | 25 | 110 | 17.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Sindhibahali | 25 | 100 | 55.7% | 0% | 69% |
| Bundel | 9 | 52 | 47.5% | 42% | 54% |
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 Basantapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,873
- 927 male · 946 female
- Households
- 467
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.4%
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 384
- 20.5% of residents
- Workers
- 727
- 38.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 449 (24.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 949 (50.7%)
What the 727 workers did
- Cultivators65 (8.9%)
- Agricultural labourers90 (12.4%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work63 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers508 (69.9%)
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 Basantapada
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 6 km², 3% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school0 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre2 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump3 of 8
- Electricity for homes0 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 0
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Black Gram (4), Maize (4), Pulses (1), Kushala (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
- Baterima
- Bedagaon
- Benagaon
- Bhatangpadar
- Bhurtigarh
- Bijepur
- Biswanathpur
- Champadeipur
- Chhatrapur
- Gobardhanpur
- Gundri
- Jagannathpur
- Kadamguda
- Kamarada
- Kankutru
- Kumkhal
- Lakhabahali
- Lanji
- Lanjigarh
- Lanjigarh Road
- Malijubanga
- Pandapadar
- Pokharibandh
- Trilochanpur
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