Gram panchayat · Dasapalla block · Nayagarh
Banigochha gram panchayat
Banigochha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasapalla block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 35 villages, home to 3,996 people in 1,000 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Daspalla assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 35
- Population (2011)
- 3,996
- Literacy
- 74.9%
- Area
- 32.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120607
Villages of Banigochha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banigochha | 248 | 1,021 | 82.5% | 8% | 16% |
| Burupalu | 211 | 782 | 68.1% | 54% | 29% |
| Takuda | 122 | 466 | 84.3% | 32% | 37% |
| Banigochhakhesara No-2 | 88 | 456 | 92.0% | 46% | 29% |
| Suliapahad | 50 | 211 | 47.1% | 0% | 6% |
| Nephari | 60 | 210 | 62.4% | 25% | 70% |
| Phalapaju | 45 | 172 | 93.2% | 0% | 53% |
| Garasa | 25 | 108 | 69.7% | 0% | 89% |
| Batagaon | 34 | 105 | 69.2% | 17% | 73% |
| Kamutipanga | 20 | 84 | 58.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Bidapaju | 16 | 75 | 48.5% | 5% | 0% |
| Kutibadi | 18 | 64 | 51.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Gumurukhola | 16 | 55 | 55.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Talabida | 13 | 48 | 70.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Tumudibida | 9 | 38 | 52.8% | 32% | 68% |
| Uparabida | 8 | 33 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Raguda | 5 | 24 | 52.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Gandharikhola | 6 | 22 | 84.2% | 77% | 9% |
| Falapajunuagaon | 4 | 16 | 50.0% | 0% | 81% |
| Pajiguda | 2 | 6 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Aruneswarpahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bankamahulapahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bhendiapathar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Biradeipahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Brahmanadeipahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dangibadikhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dudakhesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jarakibadi Khesara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Penagola | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Purunapani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Salappahad | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Simantapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kamelipani | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kunjabangarh (CT) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Phalapajunuagaon | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Banigochha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,996
- 2,061 male · 1,935 female
- Households
- 1,000
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.9%
- above Dasapalla block's villages (72.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 939
- below Dasapalla block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 513
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,939
- 48.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 964 (24.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,468 (36.7%)
What the 1,939 workers did
- Cultivators257 (13.3%)
- Agricultural labourers143 (7.4%)
- Household industry34 (1.8%)
- Other work231 (11.9%)
- Marginal workers1,274 (65.7%)
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 Banigochha
How many of the 20 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 32 villages cover 32 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 44% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 20
- Middle school2 of 20
- Secondary school2 of 20
- Senior secondary school1 of 20
- Degree college0 of 20
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 20
- Health sub-centre1 of 20
- Anganwadi centre7 of 20
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 20
- Hand pump18 of 20
- Electricity for homes12 of 20
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 20
- Public bus2 of 20
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 20
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 20
- Commercial bank0 of 20
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 20
- Weekly haat0 of 20
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (20), Paddy (19).
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 Dasapalla block
- Bhogabadi
- Chadeyapalli
- Dihagaon
- Duda
- Gholahandi
- Ghugudipada
- Kalasakhaman
- Khamarsahi
- Kujamendhi
- Kulurukumpa
- Madhyakhanda
- Nachhipur
- Nuagaon
- Pokharigochha
- Sariganda
- Similisahi
- Takera
- Tendabadi
- Tumandi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Banigochha? Share it with us.