Gram panchayat · Khajuripada block · Kandhamal
Balaskumpa gram panchayat
Balaskumpa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khajuripada block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 3,912 people in 994 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 3,912
- Literacy
- 71.0%
- Area
- 25.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118937
Villages of Balaskumpa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaskumph | 242 | 969 | 66.3% | 34% | 18% |
| Barikumpa | 202 | 774 | 78.0% | 51% | 24% |
| Kendarasahi | 135 | 551 | 67.3% | 33% | 59% |
| Nabaguba | 125 | 483 | 77.3% | 81% | 10% |
| Chandarupadar | 61 | 294 | 65.6% | 34% | 66% |
| Khetapaju | 74 | 250 | 55.0% | 54% | 46% |
| Khaliguduri | 60 | 212 | 84.3% | 28% | 67% |
| Gedripaju | 47 | 177 | 66.5% | 11% | 74% |
| Nuasahi | 33 | 138 | 78.0% | 40% | 49% |
| Purunapani | 7 | 27 | 55.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ranjakumpa | 5 | 23 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Landurubira | 3 | 14 | 72.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Selingigudari | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Balaskumpa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,912
- 1,982 male · 1,930 female
- Households
- 994
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.0%
- about the same as Khajuripada block's villages (71.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- below Khajuripada block's villages (1,009)
- Children aged 0–6
- 507
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,716
- 43.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,668 (42.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,423 (36.4%)
What the 1,716 workers did
- Cultivators295 (17.2%)
- Agricultural labourers204 (11.9%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work154 (9.0%)
- Marginal workers1,058 (61.7%)
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 Balaskumpa
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 25 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 35% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 12
- Middle school4 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre7 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes5 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 12
- Public bus1 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Potato (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 Khajuripada block
- Adasipada
- Arapaju
- Bilabadi
- Dalapada
- Dutimendi
- Dutipada
- Gudari
- Khajuripada
- Pirikudi
- Ranapatuli Nuagaon
- Sudreju
- Sudrukumpa
- Titrapanga
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