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Gram panchayat · Khunta block · Mayurbhanj

Badpathara gram panchayat

Badpathara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khunta block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,245 people in 1,206 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baripada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
11
Population (2011)
5,245
Literacy
55.8%
Area
22.8 km²
LGD code
120231

Villages of Badpathara

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Bahalda2801,13237.6%0%99%
Kusumghaty20383355.6%1%64%
Tadkijharan15476357.3%0%100%
Badapathara15065265.5%0%51%
Girishchandrapur10244256.4%7%66%
Rangamatia9338972.0%0%97%
Hinjalgadia7034066.3%0%99%
Chapaldihi6831866.5%0%79%
Jharia4115855.4%0%69%
Ranipal2611551.6%0%100%
Bhuruduchampa1910357.0%0%100%

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 Badpathara

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,245
2,551 male · 2,694 female
Households
1,206
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
55.8%
below Khunta block's villages (60.0%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,056
above Khunta block's villages (1,035)
Children aged 0–6
714
13.6% of residents
Workers
3,198
61.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
39 (0.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
4,336 (82.7%)

What the 3,198 workers did

  • Cultivators796 (24.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers813 (25.4%)
  • Household industry38 (1.2%)
  • Other work380 (11.9%)
  • Marginal workers1,171 (36.6%)

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 Badpathara

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 11 villages cover 23 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school8 of 11
  • Middle school4 of 11
  • Secondary school2 of 11
  • Senior secondary school0 of 11
  • Degree college0 of 11

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 11
  • Health sub-centre2 of 11
  • Anganwadi centre9 of 11

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 11
  • Hand pump11 of 11
  • Electricity for homes6 of 11

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 11
  • Public bus1 of 11
  • Mobile phone coverage10 of 11

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 11
  • Commercial bank0 of 11
  • Ration (PDS) shop4 of 11
  • Weekly haat5 of 11
Primary schools
10
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
2

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 Khunta block

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