Gram panchayat · Baliguda block · Kandhamal
Battaguda gram panchayat
Battaguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliguda block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,960 people in 1,053 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,960
- Literacy
- 59.3%
- Area
- 29.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118868
Villages of Battaguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bataguda | 295 | 1,656 | 67.8% | 15% | 67% |
| Pusangia | 165 | 744 | 55.6% | 8% | 17% |
| Samaragan | 111 | 414 | 57.6% | 5% | 85% |
| Gadaringia | 94 | 382 | 44.2% | 7% | 57% |
| Gangeri | 88 | 374 | 63.8% | 0% | 75% |
| Bandemila | 86 | 346 | 59.1% | 0% | 71% |
| Jakikia | 60 | 314 | 60.6% | 9% | 89% |
| Kambaguda | 53 | 230 | 47.1% | 0% | 87% |
| Tangam | 31 | 161 | 55.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Tagakia | 28 | 145 | 46.1% | 0% | 83% |
| Singamila | 28 | 126 | 43.8% | 1% | 83% |
| Mathumila | 9 | 36 | 48.3% | 3% | 97% |
| Dabulmaha | 5 | 32 | 40.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Battaguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,960
- 2,523 male · 2,437 female
- Households
- 1,053
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.3%
- above Baliguda block's villages (55.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- below Baliguda block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 750
- 15.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,346
- 47.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 379 (7.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,255 (65.6%)
What the 2,346 workers did
- Cultivators454 (19.4%)
- Agricultural labourers266 (11.3%)
- Household industry53 (2.3%)
- Other work734 (31.3%)
- Marginal workers839 (35.8%)
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 Battaguda
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 30 km², 24% of it sown with crops and 62% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 13
- Middle school4 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre10 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump12 of 13
- Electricity for homes6 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 13
- Public bus1 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 13
- Weekly haat1 of 13
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Turmeric (13), Maize (10). Handicrafts: Leaf Plates (7), Wooden Material (7), Broomstick (6), Hill Broom (4), Leafe Plate (4).
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 Baliguda block
- Barakhama
- Budrukia
- Dadakangia
- Khamankhol
- Kutikia
- Landagaon
- Mediakia
- Parampanga
- Rebingia
- Rutungia
- Salaguda
- Sindirigaon
- Sudra
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Battaguda? Share it with us.