Gram panchayat · Thuamul Ram Pur block · Kalahandi
Birikot gram panchayat
ବିରିକୋଟ ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Birikot is a gram panchayat (village council) in Thuamul Ram Pur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 2,403 people in 633 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 2,403
- Literacy
- 33.8%
- Area
- 10.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275683
Villages of Birikot
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birikote | 193 | 749 | 41.6% | 69% | 0% |
| Balangi | 197 | 731 | 26.5% | 36% | 57% |
| Semelpadar | 73 | 289 | 32.6% | 18% | 82% |
| Godaramaska | 55 | 219 | 39.2% | 11% | 89% |
| Tumunikhol | 53 | 184 | 37.2% | 0% | 84% |
| Suksan | 44 | 171 | 29.6% | 20% | 80% |
| Ghumer | 18 | 60 | 16.3% | 0% | 47% |
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 Birikot
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,403
- 1,142 male · 1,261 female
- Households
- 633
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 33.8%
- below Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (45.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,104
- above Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (1,042)
- Children aged 0–6
- 387
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,122
- 46.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 887 (36.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,170 (48.7%)
What the 1,122 workers did
- Cultivators141 (12.6%)
- Agricultural labourers109 (9.7%)
- Household industry11 (1.0%)
- Other work93 (8.3%)
- Marginal workers768 (68.4%)
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 Birikot
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 10 km², 28% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump0 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Bajra (7).
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 Thuamul Ram Pur block
- Adri
- Badachhatrang
- Bagdiani
- Dumerpadar
- Gopalpur
- Gopinathpur
- Gunpur
- Kaniguama
- Karlapat
- Kerpai
- Kiapadar
- Mahulpatna
- Maligaon
- Nakrundi
- Padepadar
- Podapadar (B)
- Silet
- Sindhipadar
- Tala-ambpadar
- Talajhapi
- Talnagi
- Th.rampur
- Thuamul
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