Gram panchayat · Laxmipur block · Koraput
Bhitaragada gram panchayat
Bhitaragada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Laxmipur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,759 people in 1,459 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 5,759
- Literacy
- 37.7%
- Area
- 32.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119855
Villages of Bhitaragada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charada | 430 | 1,802 | 43.1% | 32% | 52% |
| Biriguda | 367 | 1,385 | 47.4% | 17% | 69% |
| Barigam | 142 | 606 | 44.8% | 7% | 92% |
| Kapsiput | 142 | 554 | 22.0% | 1% | 99% |
| Bhitaramarichamala | 98 | 345 | 29.0% | 0% | 99% |
| Girliput | 85 | 306 | 30.9% | 0% | 96% |
| Bilaput | 70 | 253 | 23.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhitaraguda | 57 | 247 | 15.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ganaipadar | 36 | 141 | 20.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Lataput(Lamataput) | 32 | 120 | 25.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhitargada | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Bhitaragada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,759
- 2,756 male · 3,003 female
- Households
- 1,459
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 37.7%
- below Laxmipur block's villages (42.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,090
- above Laxmipur block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,024
- 17.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,389
- 41.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 856 (14.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,397 (76.4%)
What the 2,389 workers did
- Cultivators551 (23.1%)
- Agricultural labourers337 (14.1%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work234 (9.8%)
- Marginal workers1,262 (52.8%)
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 Bhitaragada
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 32 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 10
- Middle school3 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre9 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes3 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 10
- Public bus1 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Ragi (1), Maize (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 Laxmipur block
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