Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Badakul gram panchayat
Badakul is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,319 people in 1,724 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 7,319
- Literacy
- 87.4%
- Area
- 7.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119124
Villages of Badakul
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badakul | 451 | 2,193 | 86.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Benupal | 387 | 1,454 | 91.8% | 2% | 0% |
| Dahimachha | 287 | 1,134 | 89.2% | 6% | 0% |
| Gopinathpur | 263 | 1,100 | 88.2% | 10% | 0% |
| Karamakul | 203 | 887 | 83.2% | 33% | 0% |
| Aitipur | 133 | 551 | 82.7% | 24% | 0% |
| Ashram Balikuda | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Badakul
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,319
- 3,710 male · 3,609 female
- Households
- 1,724
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.4%
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 973
- about the same as Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 667
- 9.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,464
- 33.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 674 (9.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,464 workers did
- Cultivators1,182 (48.0%)
- Agricultural labourers224 (9.1%)
- Household industry71 (2.9%)
- Other work516 (20.9%)
- Marginal workers471 (19.1%)
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 Badakul
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 8 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 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 bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Brinjal,Potato (4), Potato,Bringle (1), Potato (1). Handicrafts: Earthern Pots (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 Mahakalapada block
- Alailo
- Ameipal
- Badihi
- Balipal
- Baradanga
- Barakandha
- Batighara
- Baulakani
- Bijayanagar
- Deulapada
- Gadaromita
- Gogua
- Jadupur
- Jamboo
- Jayachandrapur
- Kansarabadadandua
- Karanja
- Kharinasi
- Khursia
- Lanjura
- Mahakalapada
- Mangalapur
- Patalipanka
- Petchhela(B.b Colony)
- Rajgarh
- Ramanagar
- Suniti
- Teragan
- Tihiri
- Tikarapanga
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