Gram panchayat · Rajnagar block · Kendrapara
Balisahipatna gram panchayat
Balisahipatna is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,218 people in 880 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rajanagar assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,218
- Literacy
- 87.6%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119231
Villages of Balisahipatna
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balisahipatna | 335 | 1,784 | 88.8% | 4% | 0% |
| Dhandia | 199 | 805 | 87.1% | 1% | 0% |
| Madhupur | 165 | 753 | 86.6% | 1% | 0% |
| Baradia | 86 | 493 | 89.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Padini | 81 | 325 | 89.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Manikhandi | 14 | 58 | 40.8% | 100% | 0% |
| Mangalpur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Matia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pancheswar | 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 Balisahipatna
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,218
- 2,092 male · 2,126 female
- Households
- 880
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.6%
- above Rajnagar block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- above Rajnagar block's villages (979)
- Children aged 0–6
- 495
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,221
- 28.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 143 (3.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,221 workers did
- Cultivators431 (35.3%)
- Agricultural labourers260 (21.3%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work152 (12.4%)
- Marginal workers374 (30.6%)
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 Balisahipatna
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 9 villages cover 8 km², 15% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school1 of 6
- Secondary school0 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- 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 Rajnagar block
- Baghamari
- Bandhapada
- Belpal
- Bhitaragarh
- Brahmansahi
- Chandibaunsmul
- Dangamal
- Dera
- Ghadiamal
- Gupti
- Hatina
- Iswarpur
- Kandira
- Keradagarh
- Keruapal
- Khamarsahi
- Kolipur
- Krushnanagar
- Kurunti
- Mahisasura
- Mahulia
- Ostia
- Rajnagar
- Rajpur
- Rangani
- Sanabada-gopalpur
- Satavaya
- Talachua
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