Gram panchayat · Chakapad block · Kandhamal
Brahmanpada gram panchayat
Brahmanpada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chakapad block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 6,230 people in 1,638 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 6,230
- Literacy
- 74.4%
- Area
- 32.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118883
Villages of Brahmanpada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmanpad-I | 637 | 2,421 | 75.1% | 24% | 26% |
| Totaguda | 230 | 863 | 71.7% | 68% | 10% |
| Subalaya | 158 | 579 | 68.2% | 42% | 47% |
| Sadapadar | 141 | 520 | 80.9% | 26% | 34% |
| Archangi | 109 | 502 | 62.4% | 12% | 83% |
| Belapadar | 120 | 449 | 75.6% | 28% | 50% |
| Dangagaonଡଙ୍ଗାଗାଁ | 78 | 281 | 73.1% | 28% | 52% |
| Biluapada | 62 | 228 | 91.1% | 11% | 52% |
| Gochhasahi | 54 | 226 | 82.7% | 1% | 99% |
| Saramuli | 49 | 161 | 80.7% | 5% | 38% |
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 Brahmanpada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,230
- 3,109 male · 3,121 female
- Households
- 1,638
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.4%
- above Chakapad block's villages (68.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,004
- below Chakapad block's villages (1,024)
- Children aged 0–6
- 736
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,249
- 52.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,853 (29.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,361 (37.9%)
What the 3,249 workers did
- Cultivators661 (20.3%)
- Agricultural labourers350 (10.8%)
- Household industry39 (1.2%)
- Other work351 (10.8%)
- Marginal workers1,848 (56.9%)
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 Brahmanpada
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 33 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 10
- Middle school5 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school1 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre9 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump8 of 10
- Electricity for homes8 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 10
- Public bus3 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Maize (10), Paddy (8), Horse Gram (7), Green Gram (2), Ground Nut (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 Chakapad block
- Arabaka
- Bastingia
- Beheragaon
- Bepalamendi(B)
- Bepelamendi(L)
- Chahali
- Chakapad
- Kakharujhol
- Kusumendi
- Pasara
- Shankarakhol
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