Gram panchayat · Tumudibandh block · Kandhamal
Belaghar gram panchayat
Belaghar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tumudibandh block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 4,437 people in 844 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 4,437
- Literacy
- 49.8%
- Area
- 23.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119010
Villages of Belaghar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belaghar | 226 | 1,628 | 79.4% | 40% | 51% |
| Rangaparu | 107 | 478 | 10.8% | 1% | 99% |
| Jhalipada | 78 | 319 | 53.0% | 90% | 0% |
| Germel | 57 | 281 | 40.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Burlubaru | 64 | 256 | 40.1% | 3% | 95% |
| Batipada | 43 | 212 | 43.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Gurulimaska | 41 | 198 | 32.5% | 0% | 98% |
| Sadangi | 38 | 198 | 36.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Deogada | 38 | 163 | 43.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Mundati | 32 | 153 | 28.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Kadapana | 24 | 107 | 37.8% | 4% | 96% |
| Tuakela | 20 | 98 | 21.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Kumudi | 14 | 74 | 9.3% | 0% | 93% |
| Kusumunda | 18 | 62 | 26.5% | 0% | 68% |
| Paikapada | 12 | 60 | 22.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Targabali | 12 | 60 | 25.0% | 10% | 83% |
| Sanatuakella | 11 | 46 | 12.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Sanakumudi | 9 | 44 | 14.7% | 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 Belaghar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,437
- 2,210 male · 2,227 female
- Households
- 844
- about 5.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 49.8%
- above Tumudibandh block's villages (48.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,008
- below Tumudibandh block's villages (1,043)
- Children aged 0–6
- 776
- 17.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,862
- 42.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 963 (21.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,200 (72.1%)
What the 1,862 workers did
- Cultivators561 (30.1%)
- Agricultural labourers81 (4.4%)
- Household industry11 (0.6%)
- Other work247 (13.3%)
- Marginal workers962 (51.7%)
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 Belaghar
How many of the 18 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 23 km², 14% of it sown with crops and 71% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 18
- Middle school2 of 18
- Secondary school1 of 18
- Senior secondary school0 of 18
- Degree college0 of 18
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 18
- Health sub-centre1 of 18
- Anganwadi centre6 of 18
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 18
- Hand pump16 of 18
- Electricity for homes0 of 18
Roads & transport
- All-weather road18 of 18
- Public bus0 of 18
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 18
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 18
- Commercial bank0 of 18
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 18
- Weekly haat1 of 18
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Pulses (18), Ground Nuts (9), Ginger (9), Turmeric (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 Tumudibandh block
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