Gram panchayat · Morada block · Mayurbhanj
Barkand gram panchayat
Barkand is a gram panchayat (village council) in Morada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 6,719 people in 1,542 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Morada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 6,719
- Literacy
- 69.1%
- Area
- 16.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120273
Villages of Barkand
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhinkiria | 346 | 1,584 | 79.1% | 17% | 32% |
| Bainchadiha | 227 | 906 | 70.4% | 25% | 7% |
| Kusumkoti | 122 | 581 | 46.0% | 0% | 89% |
| Tiansi | 142 | 541 | 38.1% | 0% | 90% |
| Bholagadia | 129 | 526 | 80.3% | 0% | 9% |
| Guhaldiha | 106 | 460 | 72.6% | 0% | 60% |
| Chamardahani | 69 | 382 | 63.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Jamugadia | 89 | 382 | 68.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Bahadasahi | 68 | 284 | 80.5% | 2% | 65% |
| Tentulibati | 52 | 249 | 73.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Champakhunta | 52 | 220 | 75.0% | 0% | 54% |
| Itamundia | 46 | 203 | 66.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Rekana | 43 | 156 | 78.3% | 39% | 0% |
| Ratanpur | 20 | 98 | 63.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Baligadia | 18 | 79 | 81.1% | 0% | 43% |
| Musagadia | 12 | 66 | 38.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Jugalkunda | 1 | 2 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kunda | 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 Barkand
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,719
- 3,389 male · 3,330 female
- Households
- 1,542
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.1%
- above Morada block's villages (64.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Morada block's villages (1,014)
- Children aged 0–6
- 871
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,913
- 43.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 571 (8.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,609 (53.7%)
What the 2,913 workers did
- Cultivators726 (24.9%)
- Agricultural labourers17 (0.6%)
- Household industry242 (8.3%)
- Other work315 (10.8%)
- Marginal workers1,613 (55.4%)
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 Barkand
How many of the 17 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 17 km², 40% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 17
- Middle school6 of 17
- Secondary school4 of 17
- Senior secondary school0 of 17
- Degree college0 of 17
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 17
- Health sub-centre1 of 17
- Anganwadi centre13 of 17
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 17
- Hand pump14 of 17
- Electricity for homes16 of 17
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 17
- Public bus13 of 17
- Mobile phone coverage16 of 17
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 17
- Commercial bank0 of 17
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 17
- Weekly haat2 of 17
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 10
- Secondary schools
- 7
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Morada block
- Bhaliadiha
- Chadheigan
- Chikitamatia
- Chitrada
- Dantiamuhan
- Dhadasahi
- Durgapur
- Gadigan
- Ghalmuhan
- Godia
- Haldipal
- Jualibhanga
- Kohi
- Morada
- Nuagan
- Nuhajhalia
- Palasmunduli
- Sanmundhabani
- Sureidihi
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