Gram panchayat · Joda block · Kendujhar
Balada gram panchayat
Balada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Joda block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,945 people in 1,675 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Champua assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,945
- Literacy
- 54.2%
- Area
- 28.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119436
Villages of Balada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guruda | 496 | 2,051 | 64.4% | 11% | 50% |
| Sreejoda | 507 | 1,862 | 46.0% | 8% | 60% |
| Balada | 286 | 1,312 | 47.2% | 4% | 84% |
| Kundaposi(Kunaposi) | 242 | 1,064 | 59.3% | 8% | 63% |
| Tadapani | 144 | 656 | 50.1% | 12% | 75% |
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 Balada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,945
- 3,530 male · 3,415 female
- Households
- 1,675
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.2%
- below Joda block's villages (56.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 967
- above Joda block's villages (957)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,303
- 18.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,597
- 37.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 574 (8.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,407 (63.5%)
What the 2,597 workers did
- Cultivators14 (0.5%)
- Agricultural labourers13 (0.5%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work1,627 (62.6%)
- Marginal workers935 (36.0%)
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 Balada
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 28 km², 14% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Joda block
- Anseikala
- Badakalimati
- Balagaon
- Bhadrasahi
- Bhuyanraida
- Birikala
- Bolani
- Chamakapur
- Deojhar
- Guali
- Jajanga
- Jalahari
- Jurudi
- Kandara
- Karakhendara
- Laidapada
- Palasa
- Serenda
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