Gram panchayat · Dabugam block · Nabarangpur
Barigam gram panchayat
Barigam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dabugam block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 8,560 people in 1,863 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dabugam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 8,560
- Literacy
- 37.4%
- Area
- 32 km²
- LGD code
- 120434
Villages of Barigam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borigam | 293 | 1,373 | 55.1% | 27% | 47% |
| Mendra | 279 | 1,334 | 43.8% | 4% | 87% |
| Pariabeda | 277 | 1,276 | 30.9% | 14% | 76% |
| Parsabeda | 182 | 867 | 36.7% | 0% | 84% |
| Mendriguda | 165 | 783 | 18.6% | 1% | 90% |
| Dongiriguda | 176 | 739 | 43.2% | 18% | 19% |
| Khutuguda | 157 | 727 | 9.4% | 24% | 37% |
| Chelibeda | 127 | 513 | 32.4% | 2% | 79% |
| Gadamaguda | 99 | 511 | 42.5% | 0% | 91% |
| Ambaguda | 92 | 369 | 51.5% | 0% | 6% |
| Siraguda | 16 | 68 | 29.4% | 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 Barigam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,560
- 4,229 male · 4,331 female
- Households
- 1,863
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 37.4%
- below Dabugam block's villages (38.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,024
- about the same as Dabugam block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,576
- 18.4% of residents
- Workers
- 4,584
- 53.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 920 (10.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,576 (65.1%)
What the 4,584 workers did
- Cultivators1,258 (27.4%)
- Agricultural labourers393 (8.6%)
- Household industry22 (0.5%)
- Other work191 (4.2%)
- Marginal workers2,720 (59.3%)
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 Barigam
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 32 km², 22% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school11 of 11
- Secondary school11 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college11 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre10 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 11
- Public bus2 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 13
- Secondary schools
- 13
- Degree colleges
- 11
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ragi (2), Maize (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 Dabugam block
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