Gram panchayat · Nandapur block · Koraput
Bheja gram panchayat
Bheja is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nandapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 3,022 people in 802 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 3,022
- Literacy
- 48.6%
- Area
- 17.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119871
Villages of Bheja
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taintar | 161 | 715 | 63.1% | 11% | 87% |
| Baraba | 142 | 500 | 40.9% | 18% | 64% |
| Bheja | 103 | 401 | 53.8% | 32% | 30% |
| Hanjarpentha | 95 | 376 | 50.6% | 1% | 73% |
| Khataput | 82 | 291 | 49.8% | 0% | 96% |
| Kukudaput | 57 | 201 | 35.2% | 0% | 2% |
| H. Khilaput | 45 | 141 | 36.0% | 94% | 4% |
| Badaligura | 34 | 132 | 30.4% | 0% | 86% |
| Taraliput | 31 | 103 | 38.9% | 0% | 0% |
| P.Khilaput | 30 | 92 | 34.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Gayalput | 22 | 70 | 44.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Handiput | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kandaput | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Panasaput | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Bheja
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,022
- 1,480 male · 1,542 female
- Households
- 802
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 48.6%
- above Nandapur block's villages (41.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,042
- below Nandapur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 539
- 17.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,955
- 64.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 427 (14.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,809 (59.9%)
What the 1,955 workers did
- Cultivators1,018 (52.1%)
- Agricultural labourers70 (3.6%)
- Household industry3 (0.2%)
- Other work94 (4.8%)
- Marginal workers770 (39.4%)
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 Bheja
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 17 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre7 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes3 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 11
- Public bus3 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (11), Paddy (11), Nizer Seed (2), Niger Seeds (1), Niger 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
- Balda
- Bilaput
- Chatua
- Golluru
- Hatibari
- Hikimput
- K Hinbar
- Kasandi
- Khemunduguda
- Khurji
- Kulabir
- Kularsing
- Malibelgaon
- Nandaka
- Nandapur
- Padua
- Panthulung
- Parajabedapada
- Raising
- Thuba
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