Gram panchayat · Begunia block · Khordha
Botalama gram panchayat
Botalama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Begunia block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,522 people in 1,220 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,522
- Literacy
- 85.9%
- Area
- 14.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119580
Villages of Botalama
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhatrapada | 341 | 1,490 | 90.8% | 11% | 0% |
| Atharang | 208 | 874 | 71.8% | 16% | 0% |
| Manikpurpatna | 183 | 843 | 90.0% | 35% | 9% |
| Gaudapatna | 140 | 675 | 82.9% | 3% | 28% |
| Botalama | 123 | 577 | 87.2% | 28% | 0% |
| Badabarabati | 104 | 482 | 91.9% | 21% | 0% |
| Dobha | 79 | 370 | 88.3% | 30% | 29% |
| Akhupadar | 42 | 211 | 80.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Balabhadrapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Krushnadaspur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Botalama
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,522
- 2,870 male · 2,652 female
- Households
- 1,220
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.9%
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (85.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 924
- below Begunia block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 569
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,767
- 32.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,043 (18.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 376 (6.8%)
What the 1,767 workers did
- Cultivators459 (26.0%)
- Agricultural labourers636 (36.0%)
- Household industry52 (2.9%)
- Other work256 (14.5%)
- Marginal workers364 (20.6%)
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 Botalama
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 10 villages cover 15 km², 11% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 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) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat2 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (4).
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 Begunia block
- Badaberana
- Baghamari
- Begunia
- Deuli
- Dingara
- Durgapur
- Gadamanitri
- Govuindapur
- Haja
- Hirapur
- Kantabada
- Kunjuri
- Pangarasingh
- Podadiha
- Rasdhakantapur
- Rautapada
- Sagadabhanga
- Sarua
- Siko
- Simora
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