Gram panchayat · Patana block · Kendujhar
Budhikapudi gram panchayat
Budhikapudi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Patana block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,077 people in 1,272 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 5,077
- Literacy
- 65.5%
- Area
- 25.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119475
Villages of Budhikapudi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tentala | 237 | 959 | 62.9% | 13% | 64% |
| Putugaon | 194 | 722 | 75.9% | 37% | 20% |
| Purandarpur | 161 | 705 | 60.9% | 18% | 44% |
| Budhikapudi | 168 | 659 | 74.4% | 1% | 8% |
| Tentulikhunti | 101 | 461 | 60.7% | 0% | 61% |
| Belapasi | 121 | 432 | 65.3% | 0% | 49% |
| Neudipasi | 84 | 317 | 55.5% | 15% | 32% |
| Laxmiposi | 73 | 302 | 63.0% | 2% | 0% |
| Gidhibasa | 59 | 241 | 67.4% | 16% | 24% |
| Tentalapasi | 39 | 147 | 63.5% | 0% | 1% |
| Panapasi | 35 | 132 | 50.9% | 0% | 11% |
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 Budhikapudi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,077
- 2,484 male · 2,593 female
- Households
- 1,272
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.5%
- below Patana block's villages (67.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,044
- above Patana block's villages (1,009)
- Children aged 0–6
- 651
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,059
- 60.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 613 (12.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,788 (35.2%)
What the 3,059 workers did
- Cultivators760 (24.8%)
- Agricultural labourers104 (3.4%)
- Household industry4 (0.1%)
- Other work385 (12.6%)
- Marginal workers1,806 (59.0%)
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 Budhikapudi
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 25 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school6 of 11
- Secondary school5 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college1 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre11 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Patana block
- Badapatna
- Baunsuli
- Chakundapal
- Chemana
- Chinamaliposi
- Dumuria
- Erendei
- Jamunaposi
- Kantipada
- Kendeiposi
- Khireitangiri
- Mirigikhoji
- Murusuan
- Mushakhari
- Palanghati
- Rajanagar
- Saraskola
- Tangarpada
- Turumunga
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