Gram panchayat · Jhumpura block · Kendujhar
Balibandha gram panchayat
Balibandha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jhumpura block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 7,833 people in 1,786 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 7,833
- Literacy
- 63.4%
- Area
- 20.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119416
Villages of Balibandha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balibandha | 595 | 2,391 | 57.4% | 12% | 46% |
| Murusuan | 261 | 1,356 | 69.8% | 4% | 76% |
| Kasipal | 280 | 1,249 | 65.4% | 12% | 47% |
| Dudhakundi | 145 | 652 | 58.2% | 2% | 70% |
| Rajabasa | 145 | 616 | 74.4% | 0% | 30% |
| Chingudiposi | 148 | 551 | 69.4% | 0% | 25% |
| Siriabahal | 92 | 511 | 52.7% | 0% | 89% |
| Katalposi | 78 | 312 | 62.4% | 0% | 26% |
| Kulhadihi | 42 | 195 | 69.3% | 0% | 100% |
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 Balibandha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,833
- 3,854 male · 3,979 female
- Households
- 1,786
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.4%
- above Jhumpura block's villages (61.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,032
- above Jhumpura block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,189
- 15.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,373
- 43.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 507 (6.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,216 (53.8%)
What the 3,373 workers did
- Cultivators882 (26.1%)
- Agricultural labourers1,092 (32.4%)
- Household industry27 (0.8%)
- Other work518 (15.4%)
- Marginal workers854 (25.3%)
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 Balibandha
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 21 km², 41% of it sown with crops and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus6 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (1).
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 Jhumpura block
- Arsala
- Asanpat
- Badadumuria
- Badaneuli
- Baria
- Basantapur
- Chauthia
- Dhanurjayapur
- Gumura
- Gundunia
- Jhumpura
- Khendra
- Khuntapada
- Kutugaon
- Malda
- Nahabeda
- Naradpur
- Nayagarh
- Nischintpur
- Tukudiha
- Ukhunda
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