Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Balipal gram panchayat
Balipal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 7,765 people in 1,868 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 7,765
- Literacy
- 84.8%
- Area
- 11.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119126
Villages of Balipal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri chandan pur | 365 | 1,585 | 81.8% | 10% | 0% |
| Jasuapalli | 310 | 1,384 | 85.5% | 10% | 0% |
| Balipal | 222 | 925 | 85.2% | 21% | 0% |
| Ghantia palli | 208 | 873 | 86.6% | 12% | 0% |
| Kalapara | 231 | 869 | 77.6% | 31% | 0% |
| Anduli | 213 | 811 | 95.3% | 38% | 0% |
| Balia | 148 | 616 | 89.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Mulubasanta | 137 | 563 | 81.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Basaghar | 34 | 139 | 69.3% | 100% | 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 Balipal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,765
- 3,752 male · 4,013 female
- Households
- 1,868
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.8%
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,070
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 976
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,265
- 29.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,320 (17.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 7 (0.1%)
What the 2,265 workers did
- Cultivators1,378 (60.8%)
- Agricultural labourers232 (10.2%)
- Household industry132 (5.8%)
- Other work212 (9.4%)
- Marginal workers311 (13.7%)
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 Balipal
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 11 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school7 of 9
- Secondary school6 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 7
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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
- Badihi
- 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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