Gram panchayat · Kendujhar Sadar block · Kendujhar
Handibhanga gram panchayat
Handibhanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendujhar Sadar block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,840 people in 1,711 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 7,840
- Literacy
- 64.6%
- Area
- 25.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119454
Villages of Handibhanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathabaunsuli | 451 | 2,012 | 63.3% | 0% | 60% |
| Kainsi | 287 | 1,431 | 68.2% | 0% | 49% |
| Handibhanga | 208 | 940 | 64.4% | 9% | 56% |
| Kaniposi | 161 | 746 | 59.6% | 7% | 63% |
| Sariaposi | 155 | 732 | 70.2% | 6% | 71% |
| Sunariposi | 150 | 649 | 60.3% | 15% | 40% |
| Bajenitangar | 95 | 411 | 71.5% | 0% | 74% |
| Sanamuni | 81 | 372 | 56.6% | 0% | 27% |
| Fakirpur | 64 | 283 | 67.2% | 0% | 19% |
| Badamuni | 59 | 264 | 63.5% | 2% | 51% |
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 Handibhanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,840
- 3,886 male · 3,954 female
- Households
- 1,711
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.6%
- below Kendujhar Sadar block's villages (68.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,017
- above Kendujhar Sadar block's villages (996)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,134
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,389
- 43.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 297 (3.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,300 (54.8%)
What the 3,389 workers did
- Cultivators878 (25.9%)
- Agricultural labourers396 (11.7%)
- Household industry15 (0.4%)
- Other work315 (9.3%)
- Marginal workers1,785 (52.7%)
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 Handibhanga
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 25 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 10
- Middle school9 of 10
- Secondary school7 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre10 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes9 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 10
- Public bus6 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 10
- Weekly haat6 of 10
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 9
- Secondary schools
- 7
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10).
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 Kendujhar Sadar block
- Baradapal
- Bauripada
- Bodapalasa
- Dimbo
- Gobardhan
- Gopinathpur
- Janardhanpur
- Kandaraposi
- Kathabari
- Kaunrikala
- Mahadeijoda
- Maidankel
- Mandua
- Naranpur
- Nelung
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Palaspanga
- Parjanpur
- Raghunathpur
- Raikala
- Raisuan
- Sankiri
- Sirispal
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