Gram panchayat · Bijatala block · Mayurbhanj
Bijatala gram panchayat
Bijatala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bijatala block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,241 people in 1,159 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Saraskana assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,241
- Literacy
- 60.3%
- Area
- 17.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120132
Villages of Bijatala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijatala | 365 | 1,544 | 59.2% | 5% | 57% |
| Baghiatangar | 271 | 1,380 | 68.7% | 8% | 78% |
| Bhalukichua | 111 | 514 | 58.7% | 0% | 94% |
| Asana | 107 | 465 | 53.9% | 0% | 91% |
| Jodapokhari | 116 | 445 | 52.9% | 5% | 90% |
| Dambeda | 85 | 426 | 59.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Bankadunguri | 55 | 237 | 54.3% | 0% | 81% |
| Khadiasol | 49 | 230 | 52.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Bijatala hilluninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dambeda hilluninhabited | 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 Bijatala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,241
- 2,600 male · 2,641 female
- Households
- 1,159
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.3%
- above Bijatala block's villages (55.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- below Bijatala block's villages (1,040)
- Children aged 0–6
- 747
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,757
- 52.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 208 (4.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,107 (78.4%)
What the 2,757 workers did
- Cultivators863 (31.3%)
- Agricultural labourers227 (8.2%)
- Household industry36 (1.3%)
- Other work448 (16.2%)
- Marginal workers1,183 (42.9%)
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 Bijatala
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 10 villages cover 18 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes5 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Maize (8).
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 Bijatala block
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