Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Batighara gram panchayat
Batighara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,855 people in 1,830 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,855
- Literacy
- 79.0%
- Area
- 28.3 km²
- LGD code
- 119129
Villages of Batighara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barakoli Khala | 799 | 3,697 | 81.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Batighar | 688 | 3,569 | 77.5% | 3% | 0% |
| Badatubi | 230 | 1,061 | 76.7% | 3% | 0% |
| Nipania | 69 | 331 | 80.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Sanatubi | 44 | 197 | 80.2% | 4% | 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 Batighara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,855
- 4,610 male · 4,245 female
- Households
- 1,830
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.0%
- below Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 921
- below Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,231
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 4,189
- 47.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 224 (2.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 4,189 workers did
- Cultivators458 (10.9%)
- Agricultural labourers527 (12.6%)
- Household industry64 (1.5%)
- Other work917 (21.9%)
- Marginal workers2,223 (53.1%)
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 Batighara
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 28 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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
- Balipal
- Baradanga
- Barakandha
- 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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