Gram panchayat · Bandhugaon block · Koraput
Bandhugaon gram panchayat
Bandhugaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bandhugaon block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 4,808 people in 1,092 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 4,808
- Literacy
- 39.6%
- Area
- 13.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119704
Villages of Bandhugaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandhugaon | 283 | 1,225 | 48.4% | 43% | 28% |
| Turukpeta | 198 | 744 | 60.9% | 9% | 32% |
| Singiput | 129 | 549 | 75.5% | 19% | 41% |
| Dasini | 96 | 487 | 16.4% | 2% | 98% |
| Gotiput | 67 | 338 | 22.2% | 1% | 96% |
| Jhumuka | 63 | 280 | 11.7% | 3% | 98% |
| Baunsput | 56 | 264 | 25.0% | 4% | 96% |
| Mamidivalsa | 47 | 215 | 28.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Katharaguda | 48 | 204 | 28.5% | 1% | 99% |
| Kunjari | 34 | 163 | 4.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Mardijhola | 23 | 113 | 1.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Gumoraput | 16 | 85 | 11.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Digudabadi | 19 | 82 | 1.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Upardabadi | 10 | 51 | 2.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Kumutijharana | 3 | 8 | 16.7% | 0% | 100% |
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 Bandhugaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,808
- 2,277 male · 2,531 female
- Households
- 1,092
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.6%
- above Bandhugaon block's villages (32.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,112
- above Bandhugaon block's villages (1,071)
- Children aged 0–6
- 701
- 14.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,121
- 44.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 728 (15.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,047 (63.4%)
What the 2,121 workers did
- Cultivators396 (18.7%)
- Agricultural labourers389 (18.3%)
- Household industry17 (0.8%)
- Other work405 (19.1%)
- Marginal workers914 (43.1%)
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 Bandhugaon
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 13 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 15
- Middle school4 of 15
- Secondary school2 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 15
- Health sub-centre1 of 15
- Anganwadi centre13 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump13 of 15
- Electricity for homes8 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 15
- Public bus5 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 15
- Weekly haat2 of 15
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (13), Paddy (11), Jowar (5), Lemon Grass (4), Cotton (3), Jawar (2), Lemon (2), Tobacco (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 Bandhugaon block
- Almonda
- Badasorpolli
- Garidi
- Jaguguda
- Kaberibadi
- Kanagam
- Kapalada
- Kumbhaganda
- Kumbhariput
- Kutrabeda
- Neelabadi
- Pedavalda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bandhugaon? Share it with us.