Gram panchayat · Nandapur block · Koraput
Badel gram panchayat
Badel is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nandapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 5,351 people in 1,497 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 5,351
- Literacy
- 32.1%
- Area
- 35.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119869
Villages of Badel
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamara | 380 | 1,377 | 34.9% | 19% | 37% |
| Badel | 318 | 1,108 | 34.9% | 16% | 23% |
| Somili | 269 | 954 | 14.4% | 13% | 53% |
| Kanti | 175 | 575 | 36.1% | 7% | 50% |
| Silipandi | 91 | 466 | 53.8% | 6% | 88% |
| Kitaba | 57 | 223 | 20.6% | 1% | 7% |
| Jantaput | 70 | 217 | 24.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Masuri | 58 | 183 | 41.1% | 3% | 84% |
| Pangiput | 33 | 119 | 19.6% | 0% | 29% |
| Mohipalput | 31 | 83 | 36.5% | 8% | 18% |
| Lenjiput | 11 | 34 | 51.7% | 71% | 0% |
| Lenjiput | 4 | 12 | 27.3% | 0% | 25% |
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 Badel
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,351
- 2,568 male · 2,783 female
- Households
- 1,497
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 32.1%
- below Nandapur block's villages (41.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,084
- above Nandapur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,008
- 18.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,384
- 63.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 671 (12.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,406 (45.0%)
What the 3,384 workers did
- Cultivators1,574 (46.5%)
- Agricultural labourers42 (1.2%)
- Household industry3 (0.1%)
- Other work85 (2.5%)
- Marginal workers1,680 (49.6%)
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 Badel
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 36 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 12
- Middle school3 of 12
- Secondary school0 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre6 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump11 of 12
- Electricity for homes2 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Ragi (11), Vegetable (2), Nizeer Seed (1), Til (1), Nizer Seeds (1), Nizer Seed (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 Nandapur block
- Attanda
- Balda
- Bheja
- Bilaput
- Chatua
- Golluru
- Hatibari
- Hikimput
- K Hinbar
- Kasandi
- Khemunduguda
- Khurji
- Kulabir
- Kularsing
- Malibelgaon
- Nandaka
- Nandapur
- Padua
- Panthulung
- Parajabedapada
- Raising
- Thuba
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