Gram panchayat · Chakapad block · Kandhamal
Bepalamendi(B) gram panchayat
Bepalamendi(B) is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chakapad block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 2,882 people in 750 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 2,882
- Literacy
- 64.0%
- Area
- 14.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118881
Villages of Bepalamendi(B)
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bapalmendi (B) | 243 | 880 | 54.5% | 22% | 55% |
| Lujuramunda | 197 | 770 | 69.3% | 10% | 32% |
| Purunagada | 112 | 451 | 67.0% | 60% | 6% |
| Bedasuga | 87 | 372 | 73.3% | 46% | 31% |
| Bahadasahi | 34 | 140 | 68.0% | 1% | 61% |
| Malikapada | 42 | 140 | 55.5% | 27% | 66% |
| Gumagada | 34 | 127 | 66.4% | 24% | 75% |
| Lujuramunda(Jangala) | 1 | 2 | 0.0% | 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 Bepalamendi(B)
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,882
- 1,385 male · 1,497 female
- Households
- 750
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.0%
- below Chakapad block's villages (68.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,081
- above Chakapad block's villages (1,024)
- Children aged 0–6
- 380
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,525
- 52.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 780 (27.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,146 (39.8%)
What the 1,525 workers did
- Cultivators237 (15.5%)
- Agricultural labourers348 (22.8%)
- Household industry16 (1.0%)
- Other work225 (14.8%)
- Marginal workers699 (45.8%)
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 Bepalamendi(B)
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 15 km², 30% of it sown with crops and 37% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus5 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Turmeric (8), Maize (8), Paddy (8).
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 Chakapad block
- Arabaka
- Bastingia
- Beheragaon
- Bepelamendi(L)
- Brahmanpada
- Chahali
- Chakapad
- Kakharujhol
- Kusumendi
- Pasara
- Shankarakhol
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