Gram panchayat · Bansapal block · Kendujhar
Phuljhar gram panchayat
Phuljhar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bansapal block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,603 people in 1,189 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,603
- Literacy
- 38.3%
- Area
- 50.3 km²
- LGD code
- 119276
Villages of Phuljhar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuljhar | 407 | 2,122 | 43.9% | 2% | 82% |
| Itapokhari | 160 | 810 | 24.9% | 0% | 96% |
| Kendughati | 175 | 739 | 54.3% | 4% | 93% |
| Dhaladihi | 179 | 722 | 16.2% | 1% | 72% |
| Uchumadihi | 136 | 590 | 31.6% | 4% | 88% |
| Sankari | 68 | 342 | 45.4% | 0% | 98% |
| Balibeda | 64 | 278 | 56.5% | 24% | 64% |
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 Phuljhar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,603
- 2,703 male · 2,900 female
- Households
- 1,189
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 38.3%
- below Bansapal block's villages (42.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,073
- above Bansapal block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,033
- 18.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,261
- 58.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 179 (3.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,748 (84.7%)
What the 3,261 workers did
- Cultivators907 (27.8%)
- Agricultural labourers134 (4.1%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work309 (9.5%)
- Marginal workers1,906 (58.4%)
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 Phuljhar
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 50 km², 14% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes1 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Bansapal block
- Bansapal
- Baragarh
- Bayakumutia
- Gonasika
- Jatra
- Kalanda(Kha)
- Karangadihi
- Kodipasa
- Kuanr
- Kumundi
- Nayakote
- Saharpur
- Singhpur
- Suakati
- Talachampei
- Talakadakala
- Talakainsari
- Tana
- Taramakant
- Uperraigoda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Phuljhar? Share it with us.