Gram panchayat · Lamtaput block · Koraput
Ballel gram panchayat
Ballel is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lamtaput block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 2,933 people in 856 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 2,933
- Literacy
- 31.9%
- Area
- 31.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119841
Villages of Ballel
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balel | 197 | 695 | 29.7% | 17% | 66% |
| Lugumu | 161 | 569 | 52.0% | 8% | 73% |
| Marada | 158 | 510 | 32.5% | 9% | 71% |
| Palam | 143 | 483 | 14.1% | 22% | 52% |
| Chiliba | 77 | 271 | 27.7% | 11% | 23% |
| Tama | 72 | 231 | 25.0% | 23% | 26% |
| Orabiri | 48 | 174 | 38.3% | 1% | 99% |
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 Ballel
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,933
- 1,420 male · 1,513 female
- Households
- 856
- about 3.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 31.9%
- below Lamtaput block's villages (41.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,065
- above Lamtaput block's villages (1,051)
- Children aged 0–6
- 516
- 17.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,756
- 59.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 399 (13.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,782 (60.8%)
What the 1,756 workers did
- Cultivators947 (53.9%)
- Agricultural labourers86 (4.9%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work23 (1.3%)
- Marginal workers700 (39.9%)
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 Ballel
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 32 km², and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes2 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Lamtaput block
- Badigada
- Banamaliput
- Chikenput
- Dabuguda
- Godihanjar
- Guneipada
- Jalahanjar
- Kumaragandhana
- Lamtaput
- Onkadelli
- Peta
- Thusuba
- Tikarpada
- Umbel
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