Gram panchayat · Laxmipur block · Koraput
Burja gram panchayat
Burja is a gram panchayat (village council) in Laxmipur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,493 people in 1,139 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,493
- Literacy
- 42.1%
- Area
- 16 km²
- LGD code
- 119856
Villages of Burja
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buruja | 355 | 2,036 | 55.3% | 45% | 52% |
| Barasanka(Badasankha) | 253 | 1,081 | 32.0% | 3% | 96% |
| Bandikar | 223 | 993 | 34.2% | 3% | 93% |
| Bhitaragada | 166 | 754 | 39.5% | 8% | 41% |
| Chilisanka | 88 | 393 | 30.0% | 1% | 98% |
| Kotrakana | 30 | 118 | 47.5% | 0% | 73% |
| Koijhankar | 14 | 79 | 12.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Punjisil | 10 | 39 | 11.1% | 0% | 95% |
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 Burja
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,493
- 2,721 male · 2,772 female
- Households
- 1,139
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.1%
- about the same as Laxmipur block's villages (42.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,019
- below Laxmipur block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 901
- 16.4% of residents
- Workers
- 3,016
- 54.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,046 (19.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,904 (71.1%)
What the 3,016 workers did
- Cultivators384 (12.7%)
- Agricultural labourers637 (21.1%)
- Household industry28 (0.9%)
- Other work226 (7.5%)
- Marginal workers1,741 (57.7%)
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 Burja
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 16 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus3 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ragi (5), Maize (5).
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
- Bhitaragada
- Champi
- Goudaguda
- Kakirigumma
- Kusumguda
- Kutinga
- Laxmipur
- Odiapentha
- Panchada
- Pipalpadar
- Toyaput
- Tunpar
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