Gram panchayat · Ghatgaon block · Kendujhar
Balipokhari gram panchayat
Balipokhari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ghatgaon block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,716 people in 1,072 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,716
- Literacy
- 65.1%
- Area
- 16 km²
- LGD code
- 119334
Villages of Balipokhari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhangad diha | 254 | 1,185 | 63.1% | 18% | 29% |
| Sugadapata | 153 | 678 | 63.8% | 15% | 55% |
| Hatinota | 144 | 630 | 60.9% | 10% | 87% |
| Chhotarayapur | 144 | 618 | 54.4% | 0% | 93% |
| Gopinathapur | 88 | 429 | 69.2% | 0% | 86% |
| Tangaratali | 103 | 397 | 76.4% | 31% | 32% |
| Balipokhari | 81 | 361 | 71.4% | 17% | 69% |
| Tubulabeda | 70 | 255 | 66.7% | 0% | 2% |
| Pauchhia | 35 | 163 | 83.3% | 0% | 28% |
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 Balipokhari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,716
- 2,398 male · 2,318 female
- Households
- 1,072
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.1%
- below Ghatgaon block's villages (66.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 967
- below Ghatgaon block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 742
- 15.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,176
- 46.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 561 (11.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,643 (56.0%)
What the 2,176 workers did
- Cultivators437 (20.1%)
- Agricultural labourers344 (15.8%)
- Household industry18 (0.8%)
- Other work648 (29.8%)
- Marginal workers729 (33.5%)
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 Balipokhari
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 16 km², 39% of it sown with crops and 29% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school3 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat3 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Wheat (7), Vegetable (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 Ghatgaon block
- Badajamuposi
- Badamasinabilla
- Badapichhula
- Balabhadrapur
- Barhatipura
- Basantapur
- Bholabeda
- Binida
- Dhenkikote
- Gadadharpur
- Khantaghar
- Manoharpur
- Muktapuir
- Mukundapurpatna
- Paidapatna
- Pandapada
- Patilo
- Pipilia
- Purumunda
- Rutisila
- Santarapur
- Sarasposi
- Sunatangiri
- Tara
- Toranipokhari
- Uperdiha
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