Gram panchayat · Tumudibandh block · Kandhamal
Bhandarangi gram panchayat
Bhandarangi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tumudibandh block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 22 villages, home to 3,126 people in 719 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 22
- Population (2011)
- 3,126
- Literacy
- 44.8%
- Area
- 20.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275327
Villages of Bhandarangi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guma | 203 | 1,181 | 70.4% | 50% | 32% |
| Bhandarangi | 99 | 337 | 41.6% | 8% | 92% |
| Ulaba | 71 | 278 | 27.9% | 22% | 59% |
| Gochhaguda | 56 | 204 | 30.1% | 16% | 67% |
| Barabana | 53 | 174 | 34.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Nuagan | 38 | 134 | 43.4% | 31% | 69% |
| Siriki | 21 | 99 | 1.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Karlaghati | 27 | 93 | 18.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Marddighati | 21 | 87 | 42.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Maskaguda | 17 | 85 | 17.1% | 4% | 96% |
| Sindhiripada | 19 | 83 | 21.6% | 0% | 59% |
| Sindhibandha | 22 | 81 | 50.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Sikibaru | 14 | 62 | 32.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Pingabaru | 17 | 53 | 2.1% | 0% | 53% |
| Gumpadar | 11 | 49 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gundabaru | 10 | 47 | 0.0% | 0% | 96% |
| Mogan | 11 | 42 | 27.6% | 0% | 95% |
| Duseri | 3 | 13 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Landalu | 2 | 13 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Adabali | 4 | 11 | 11.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Kharaguba | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nilibaru | 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 Bhandarangi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,126
- 1,505 male · 1,621 female
- Households
- 719
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 44.8%
- below Tumudibandh block's villages (48.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,077
- above Tumudibandh block's villages (1,043)
- Children aged 0–6
- 489
- 15.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,326
- 42.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 753 (24.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,922 (61.5%)
What the 1,326 workers did
- Cultivators439 (33.1%)
- Agricultural labourers77 (5.8%)
- Household industry3 (0.2%)
- Other work94 (7.1%)
- Marginal workers713 (53.8%)
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 Bhandarangi
How many of the 20 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 22 villages cover 21 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 45% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 20
- Middle school2 of 20
- Secondary school1 of 20
- Senior secondary school0 of 20
- Degree college0 of 20
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 20
- Health sub-centre2 of 20
- Anganwadi centre8 of 20
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 20
- Hand pump18 of 20
- Electricity for homes0 of 20
Roads & transport
- All-weather road20 of 20
- Public bus0 of 20
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 20
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 20
- Commercial bank0 of 20
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 20
- Weekly haat1 of 20
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Pulses (13), Turmeric (11), Ginger (8), Paddy (6), Black Gram (3), Ground Nut (3), Horse Gram (3), Ground Nuts (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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