Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Bijapur gram panchayat
Bijapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,128 people in 755 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kotpad assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,128
- Literacy
- 45.1%
- Area
- 17.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119736
Villages of Bijapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijapur | 304 | 1,251 | 60.4% | 22% | 23% |
| Bisoiput | 181 | 812 | 41.3% | 12% | 50% |
| Ambadaguda | 124 | 461 | 21.9% | 17% | 80% |
| Jadaput | 94 | 376 | 41.5% | 37% | 39% |
| Banuaguda | 52 | 228 | 24.3% | 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 Bijapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,128
- 1,536 male · 1,592 female
- Households
- 755
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.1%
- about the same as Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,036
- about the same as Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 478
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,711
- 54.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 598 (19.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,429 (45.7%)
What the 1,711 workers did
- Cultivators296 (17.3%)
- Agricultural labourers277 (16.2%)
- Household industry23 (1.3%)
- Other work271 (15.8%)
- Marginal workers844 (49.3%)
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 Bijapur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 17 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ragi (1), Sugarcane (1), Raggi (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
- Benasur
- 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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