Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Bijayanagar gram panchayat
Bijayanagar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,398 people in 1,654 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 7,398
- Literacy
- 85.8%
- Area
- 15.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119131
Villages of Bijayanagar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijayanagar | 775 | 3,564 | 85.7% | 28% | 0% |
| Maliancha | 292 | 1,161 | 89.1% | 19% | 0% |
| Sankhapada | 195 | 1,038 | 85.9% | 26% | 0% |
| Sahabaj pur | 201 | 847 | 79.0% | 29% | 0% |
| Arada | 102 | 431 | 95.6% | 13% | 0% |
| Kanpur | 89 | 357 | 79.6% | 26% | 0% |
| Saharpada | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Bijayanagar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,398
- 3,708 male · 3,690 female
- Households
- 1,654
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.8%
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 805
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,014
- 40.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,879 (25.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 3,014 workers did
- Cultivators1,018 (33.8%)
- Agricultural labourers116 (3.8%)
- Household industry57 (1.9%)
- Other work616 (20.4%)
- Marginal workers1,207 (40.0%)
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 Bijayanagar
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 15 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school2 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 road4 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
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- 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 Mahakalapada block
- Alailo
- Ameipal
- Badakul
- Badihi
- Balipal
- Baradanga
- Barakandha
- Batighara
- Baulakani
- 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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