Gram panchayat · Kosagumuda block · Nabarangpur
Balenga gram panchayat
Balenga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 8,165 people in 1,786 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dabugam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 8,165
- Literacy
- 32.8%
- Area
- 40.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120465
Villages of Balenga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sindhiguda | 470 | 1,996 | 30.7% | 10% | 86% |
| Balenga | 435 | 1,960 | 37.9% | 15% | 53% |
| Sikaraguda | 261 | 1,295 | 44.2% | 23% | 62% |
| Mirimunda | 271 | 1,222 | 37.0% | 9% | 70% |
| Baraguda | 223 | 1,063 | 15.4% | 12% | 70% |
| Chancharaguda | 126 | 629 | 19.5% | 11% | 77% |
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 Balenga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,165
- 4,102 male · 4,063 female
- Households
- 1,786
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 32.8%
- below Kosagumuda block's villages (36.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 990
- below Kosagumuda block's villages (1,022)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,515
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 4,669
- 57.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,096 (13.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,648 (69.2%)
What the 4,669 workers did
- Cultivators905 (19.4%)
- Agricultural labourers300 (6.4%)
- Household industry14 (0.3%)
- Other work124 (2.7%)
- Marginal workers3,326 (71.2%)
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 Balenga
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 41 km², 52% of it sown with crops and 28% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre3 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Maize (5), Sugarcane (3), Rasi (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 Kosagumuda block
- Attigam
- Badagumuda
- Badambada
- Bamuni
- Bankuli
- Binjili
- Butimajhisemala
- Chirma
- Ekori
- Karchamal
- Kodinga
- Kokdisemala
- Kosagumuda
- Majhidhanua
- Metigm-karagam
- Modeigam
- Motigan
- Panduguda
- Pharsaguda
- Rajoda
- Sanambada
- Santoshapur
- Taragam
- Temara
- Ukiapalli
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