Gram panchayat · Chilika block · Khordha
Badakula gram panchayat
Badakula is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chilika block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,210 people in 1,549 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chilika assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 7,210
- Literacy
- 82.0%
- Area
- 9.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119637
Villages of Badakula
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuagada | 372 | 1,685 | 82.2% | 30% | 0% |
| Barakul | 318 | 1,448 | 82.6% | 36% | 0% |
| Aswaripatana | 299 | 1,422 | 84.9% | 47% | 0% |
| Rautarapalli | 116 | 594 | 78.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Totapada | 114 | 498 | 81.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Subudhipatna | 97 | 457 | 72.2% | 4% | 0% |
| Khadikapalli | 92 | 429 | 81.8% | 2% | 0% |
| Boriasahi | 76 | 384 | 89.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Hatibari | 55 | 245 | 80.2% | 36% | 0% |
| Ganapatipatna | 10 | 48 | 73.2% | 21% | 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 Badakula
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,210
- 3,642 male · 3,568 female
- Households
- 1,549
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.0%
- above Chilika block's villages (79.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 980
- about the same as Chilika block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 862
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,317
- 32.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,824 (25.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 7 (0.1%)
What the 2,317 workers did
- Cultivators610 (26.3%)
- Agricultural labourers292 (12.6%)
- Household industry34 (1.5%)
- Other work744 (32.1%)
- Marginal workers637 (27.5%)
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 Badakula
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 9 km², 46% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school1 of 10
- Secondary school0 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre9 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes8 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 10
- Weekly haat2 of 10
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Chilika block
- Ankula
- Atharbatia
- Baulabandha
- Biribadi
- Chndeswar
- Dungamal (Ct)
- Haripur
- Hatabaradi
- Jaripada
- Kalakaleswar
- Kumandalapatna
- Mansinghpur
- Nimakheta
- Sananasiri
- Singheswar
- Sorana
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