Gram panchayat · K.nuagan block · Kandhamal
Balligada gram panchayat
Balligada is a gram panchayat (village council) in K.nuagan block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,067 people in 788 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,067
- Literacy
- 60.3%
- Area
- 17.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118923
Villages of Balligada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumurisahi | 274 | 1,073 | 75.5% | 25% | 11% |
| Badagan | 173 | 662 | 58.0% | 14% | 43% |
| Jidubadi | 163 | 653 | 38.4% | 9% | 67% |
| Shasimaha | 63 | 219 | 53.8% | 0% | 63% |
| Dadabadi | 43 | 170 | 58.0% | 11% | 81% |
| Dadikilu | 41 | 146 | 55.9% | 0% | 87% |
| Shasimaha | 28 | 136 | 68.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Sugerbanda | 3 | 8 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sasimaha Jangala | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Baliguda (CT) | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Balligada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,067
- 1,506 male · 1,561 female
- Households
- 788
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.3%
- below K.nuagan block's villages (65.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,037
- below K.nuagan block's villages (1,057)
- Children aged 0–6
- 492
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,593
- 51.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 435 (14.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,381 (45.0%)
What the 1,593 workers did
- Cultivators100 (6.3%)
- Agricultural labourers74 (4.6%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work351 (22.0%)
- Marginal workers1,068 (67.0%)
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 Balligada
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 9 villages cover 17 km², 25% of it sown with crops and 57% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes3 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Turmeric (8), Horse Gram (2).
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 K.nuagan block
- Adimaha
- Bondaguda
- Chanchedi
- Gandrigaon
- Gunjibadi
- Jiridikia
- Kanjamendi
- Kudutuli
- Letingia
- Mahasinghi
- Sainpada
- Sarangada
- Sirtiguda
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