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Gram panchayat · Harichadanpur block · Kendujhar

Bhagamunda gram panchayat

Bhagamunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Harichadanpur block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,117 people in 1,572 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
7,117
Literacy
67.7%
Area
38.7 km²
LGD code
119360

Villages of Bhagamunda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Bhagamunda1,0924,90769.4%9%57%
Nuagaon2751,22268.0%12%81%
Hayarapur11054047.7%10%81%
Maniabindha9544870.0%5%54%
Gunduripasi00–––

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 Bhagamunda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,117
3,589 male · 3,528 female
Households
1,572
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
67.7%
above Harichadanpur block's villages (61.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
983
below Harichadanpur block's villages (994)
Children aged 0–6
1,187
16.7% of residents
Workers
3,714
52.2% of residents
Scheduled Castes
647 (9.1%)
Scheduled Tribes
4,448 (62.5%)

What the 3,714 workers did

  • Cultivators1,286 (34.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers265 (7.1%)
  • Household industry14 (0.4%)
  • Other work263 (7.1%)
  • Marginal workers1,886 (50.8%)

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 Bhagamunda

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 39 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school2 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school0 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre1 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes1 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
  • Weekly haat1 of 4
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
1
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (2), Oilseed (2).

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 Harichadanpur block

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