Gram panchayat · Telkoi block · Kendujhar
Bhimkand gram panchayat
Bhimkand is a gram panchayat (village council) in Telkoi block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,476 people in 823 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,476
- Literacy
- 67.9%
- Area
- 20.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119515
Villages of Bhimkand
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhimakand | 380 | 1,547 | 76.1% | 20% | 19% |
| Golagadia | 124 | 614 | 68.8% | 5% | 62% |
| Dimirimunda | 129 | 553 | 53.0% | 0% | 82% |
| Godhihudi | 71 | 329 | 67.6% | 5% | 33% |
| Koilisuta | 78 | 303 | 51.0% | 0% | 50% |
| Ghodabudasahi | 41 | 130 | 63.4% | 0% | 71% |
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 Bhimkand
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,476
- 1,721 male · 1,755 female
- Households
- 823
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.9%
- above Telkoi block's villages (65.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- above Telkoi block's villages (1,010)
- Children aged 0–6
- 466
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,584
- 45.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 359 (10.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,477 (42.5%)
What the 1,584 workers did
- Cultivators271 (17.1%)
- Agricultural labourers71 (4.5%)
- Household industry3 (0.2%)
- Other work377 (23.8%)
- Marginal workers862 (54.4%)
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 Bhimkand
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 21 km², and 67% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Telkoi block
- Akul
- Balabhadrapur
- Bimala
- Binjabahal
- Chhamunda
- Deuladiha
- Dobalapal
- Jagmohanpur
- Kaliahata
- Karadangi
- Karamangi
- Khuntapada
- Oriyabirida
- Podang
- Purujada
- Raisuan
- Saleikena
- Sibanarayanpurgoda
- Sirigida
- Talapada
- Telkoi
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