Gram panchayat · Aul block · Kendrapara
Balakati gram panchayat
Balakati is a gram panchayat (village council) in Aul block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,729 people in 1,502 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Aul assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,729
- Literacy
- 81.2%
- Area
- 8.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119023
Villages of Balakati
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balakati | 494 | 2,245 | 80.9% | 27% | 1% |
| Badanko | 385 | 1,580 | 80.9% | 30% | 0% |
| Ranipokhari | 221 | 1,065 | 69.8% | 62% | 1% |
| Sananko | 196 | 826 | 88.1% | 10% | 0% |
| Nagapada | 151 | 729 | 91.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Chunabandha | 55 | 284 | 81.7% | 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 Balakati
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,729
- 3,145 male · 3,584 female
- Households
- 1,502
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.2%
- below Aul block's villages (85.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,140
- about the same as Aul block's villages (1,135)
- Children aged 0–6
- 815
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,796
- 26.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,819 (27.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 26 (0.4%)
What the 1,796 workers did
- Cultivators419 (23.3%)
- Agricultural labourers323 (18.0%)
- Household industry39 (2.2%)
- Other work509 (28.3%)
- Marginal workers506 (28.2%)
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 Balakati
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 9 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus3 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Aul block
- Arehikana
- Argal
- Atala
- Badambila
- Batipada
- Bhuinpur
- Chandiagari
- Dashipur
- Demal
- Desahi
- Dimiripal
- Ekamania
- Eradanga
- Gobindapur
- Juania
- Kalaspur
- Ketupal
- Koladiha
- Mahu
- Manikapatna
- Mendhapur
- Narendrapur
- Nial
- Nuapada
- Padanipal
- Palimi
- Patrapur
- Petapada
- Sahira
- Sanamanga
- Sansidha
- Singiri
- Tunga
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