Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Benasur gram panchayat
Benasur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,423 people in 871 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,423
- Literacy
- 41.5%
- Area
- 20.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119735
Villages of Benasur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benasur | 507 | 1,991 | 44.7% | 16% | 71% |
| Keraput | 197 | 762 | 41.6% | 37% | 36% |
| Dutiguda | 167 | 670 | 32.1% | 8% | 90% |
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 Benasur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,423
- 1,630 male · 1,793 female
- Households
- 871
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.5%
- below Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,100
- above Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 578
- 16.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,788
- 52.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 644 (18.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,284 (66.7%)
What the 1,788 workers did
- Cultivators307 (17.2%)
- Agricultural labourers298 (16.7%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work100 (5.6%)
- Marginal workers1,078 (60.3%)
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 Benasur
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 21 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school0 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus2 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ragi (2), Maize (1), Sugarcane (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 Borigumma block
- Anchala
- Aunli
- B Andiguda
- B.singpur
- Benagam
- Bijapur
- Bodigam
- Borigumma
- Champapadar
- Dengapadar
- Gujuniguda
- Gumuda
- Haridaguda
- Hordoli
- Jujhari
- Kamara
- Kamta
- Kanagam
- Kathargada
- Kumuli
- Malda
- Munja
- Narigam
- Nuagam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Sasahandi
- Semlaguda
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