Gram panchayat · Champua block · Kendujhar
Bhanda gram panchayat
Bhanda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Champua block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,383 people in 976 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Champua assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,383
- Literacy
- 75.4%
- Area
- 11.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119287
Villages of Bhanda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhanda | 295 | 1,205 | 76.2% | 7% | 27% |
| Basudevpur | 212 | 1,096 | 70.7% | 2% | 96% |
| Kansara(KA) | 118 | 487 | 77.8% | 17% | 7% |
| Kansara(KHA) | 102 | 450 | 83.3% | 43% | 6% |
| Subhadradeipur | 77 | 393 | 78.7% | 0% | 32% |
| Sunariposi | 87 | 384 | 77.8% | 8% | 16% |
| Kundaposi | 85 | 368 | 67.1% | 5% | 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 Bhanda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,383
- 2,170 male · 2,213 female
- Households
- 976
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.4%
- above Champua block's villages (69.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- about the same as Champua block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 599
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,876
- 42.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 434 (9.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,865 (42.6%)
What the 1,876 workers did
- Cultivators540 (28.8%)
- Agricultural labourers71 (3.8%)
- Household industry7 (0.4%)
- Other work545 (29.1%)
- Marginal workers713 (38.0%)
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 Bhanda
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 11 km², 40% of it sown with crops and 5% 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 homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus7 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- 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 Champua block
- Badanai
- Bhuinpur
- Chandrasekharpur
- Jajaposi
- Jally
- Jamudalak
- Jyotipur
- Kalikaprasad
- Karanjia
- Kashipal
- Kodagadia
- Kutariposi
- Padua
- Parasala
- Rajia
- Rangamatia
- Rimuli
- Sadangi
- Sarei
- Sunaposi
- Uchabali
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bhanda? Share it with us.