Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Badihi gram panchayat
Badihi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,967 people in 1,319 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,967
- Literacy
- 84.9%
- Area
- 13.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119125
Villages of Badihi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badadihi | 260 | 1,203 | 81.4% | 24% | 0% |
| Badadandua | 201 | 944 | 78.2% | 3% | 0% |
| Rama Chandra Pur | 209 | 839 | 87.0% | 8% | 0% |
| Chhatar | 175 | 823 | 97.2% | 32% | 0% |
| Potia | 160 | 686 | 87.3% | 24% | 0% |
| Itakandia | 142 | 658 | 90.3% | 7% | 0% |
| Kakat pur | 103 | 481 | 74.0% | 7% | 0% |
| Kholanai | 69 | 333 | 79.6% | 14% | 0% |
| Sahoo pada | 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 Badihi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,967
- 2,975 male · 2,992 female
- Households
- 1,319
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.9%
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,006
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 703
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,578
- 43.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 934 (15.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,578 workers did
- Cultivators1,006 (39.0%)
- Agricultural labourers299 (11.6%)
- Household industry30 (1.2%)
- Other work396 (15.4%)
- Marginal workers847 (32.9%)
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 Badihi
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 14 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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
- Badakul
- 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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