Gram panchayat · Nandapur block · Koraput
Balda gram panchayat
Balda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nandapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 3,947 people in 953 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 3,947
- Literacy
- 55.9%
- Area
- 17.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119870
Villages of Balda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balda | 264 | 1,385 | 72.3% | 27% | 58% |
| Luluburu | 142 | 493 | 53.0% | 1% | 57% |
| Barapadar | 113 | 489 | 41.5% | 0% | 95% |
| Malibhimdola | 116 | 448 | 55.3% | 10% | 27% |
| Soput | 93 | 315 | 26.1% | 0% | 70% |
| Parajabhimdol | 68 | 218 | 56.9% | 0% | 67% |
| Kadaput | 50 | 189 | 51.6% | 10% | 41% |
| Ambel | 48 | 180 | 28.8% | 14% | 86% |
| Padalput | 37 | 155 | 57.5% | 3% | 39% |
| Chilam | 22 | 75 | 49.2% | 15% | 85% |
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 Balda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,947
- 1,681 male · 2,266 female
- Households
- 953
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.9%
- above Nandapur block's villages (41.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,348
- above Nandapur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 619
- 15.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,276
- 57.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 476 (12.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,385 (60.4%)
What the 2,276 workers did
- Cultivators1,055 (46.4%)
- Agricultural labourers184 (8.1%)
- Household industry7 (0.3%)
- Other work201 (8.8%)
- Marginal workers829 (36.4%)
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 Balda
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 18 km², 40% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 10
- Middle school2 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre0 of 10
- Anganwadi centre5 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes4 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Ragi (10), 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
- Badel
- 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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