Gram panchayat · Joda block · Kendujhar
Birikala gram panchayat
Birikala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Joda block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 9,449 people in 2,238 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Champua assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 9,449
- Literacy
- 61.9%
- Area
- 32 km²
- LGD code
- 119440
Villages of Birikala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beleipada | 732 | 2,744 | 79.8% | 5% | 30% |
| Daduan | 357 | 1,718 | 51.3% | 8% | 51% |
| Gobindapur | 211 | 1,112 | 58.6% | 0% | 79% |
| Birikala | 214 | 1,083 | 60.3% | 5% | 85% |
| Balita | 207 | 962 | 52.8% | 3% | 93% |
| Lahanda | 298 | 865 | 48.3% | 9% | 68% |
| Bhagalapur | 124 | 597 | 50.8% | 2% | 82% |
| Mutuda | 95 | 368 | 58.1% | 7% | 45% |
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 Birikala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,449
- 4,903 male · 4,546 female
- Households
- 2,238
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.9%
- above Joda block's villages (56.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 927
- below Joda block's villages (957)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,640
- 17.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,732
- 39.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 466 (4.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,642 (59.7%)
What the 3,732 workers did
- Cultivators440 (11.8%)
- Agricultural labourers76 (2.0%)
- Household industry46 (1.2%)
- Other work1,816 (48.7%)
- Marginal workers1,354 (36.3%)
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 Birikala
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 32 km², 7% of it sown with crops and 52% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 8
- Weekly haat5 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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
- Balada
- Balagaon
- Bhadrasahi
- Bhuyanraida
- Bolani
- Chamakapur
- Deojhar
- Guali
- Jajanga
- Jalahari
- Jurudi
- Kandara
- Karakhendara
- Laidapada
- Palasa
- Serenda
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