Gram panchayat · Phiringia block · Kandhamal
Bandhagada gram panchayat
Bandhagada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Phiringia block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 3,341 people in 810 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 3,341
- Literacy
- 64.8%
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118958
Villages of Bandhagada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandhagada | 325 | 1,269 | 70.4% | 15% | 30% |
| Manipadar | 127 | 605 | 53.1% | 1% | 96% |
| Balkigradi | 56 | 235 | 67.2% | 18% | 13% |
| Tejamaha | 51 | 192 | 67.6% | 0% | 35% |
| Tiramaha | 47 | 182 | 74.5% | 0% | 28% |
| Chadiapali | 45 | 173 | 67.1% | 1% | 73% |
| Milumaha | 31 | 125 | 64.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Manuabadi | 26 | 124 | 66.7% | 10% | 43% |
| Pikaradi | 25 | 110 | 50.0% | 0% | 86% |
| Mandiapadar | 16 | 81 | 75.7% | 0% | 75% |
| Bakapali | 20 | 80 | 41.8% | 96% | 3% |
| Jamupakal | 18 | 78 | 40.6% | 100% | 0% |
| Bijikuti | 9 | 34 | 50.0% | 0% | 59% |
| Marisapada | 7 | 30 | 81.8% | 0% | 63% |
| Jarakapada | 6 | 20 | 73.7% | 0% | 95% |
| Ghatipadar | 1 | 3 | 100.0% | 0% | 33% |
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 Bandhagada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,341
- 1,572 male · 1,769 female
- Households
- 810
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.8%
- above Phiringia block's villages (59.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,125
- above Phiringia block's villages (1,049)
- Children aged 0–6
- 438
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,649
- 49.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 409 (12.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,639 (49.1%)
What the 1,649 workers did
- Cultivators188 (11.4%)
- Agricultural labourers73 (4.4%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work205 (12.4%)
- Marginal workers1,179 (71.5%)
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 Bandhagada
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 18 km², 49% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 16
- Middle school5 of 16
- Secondary school2 of 16
- Senior secondary school0 of 16
- Degree college0 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre1 of 16
- Anganwadi centre12 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump15 of 16
- Electricity for homes7 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road15 of 16
- Public bus6 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 16
- Weekly haat0 of 16
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16), Ragi (13), Turmeric (6), Black Gram (5), Maize (3), Horse Gram (3), Ground Nut (1), Green Gram (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 Phiringia block
- Balandapada
- Burungijodi
- Dimiriguda
- Dindiragaon
- Gochhapada
- Jajespanga
- Kasinipadar
- Kelapada
- Koirmandu
- Krandibali
- Luisingi
- Nuapadar
- Pabingia
- Pahireju
- Pakari
- Pangauparsahi
- Phringia
- Polabrudi
- Ratanga
- Sadingia
- Samarbandha
- Solaguda
- Taladandikia
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