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Gram panchayat · Khariar block · Nuapada

Bargaon gram panchayat

Bargaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khariar block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,442 people in 1,462 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khariar assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
5,442
Literacy
62.4%
Area
18.4 km²
LGD code
120783

Villages of Bargaon

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Bargaon5372,12067.4%15%32%
Dumerbahal20876769.1%12%39%
Bendrabahal18266452.2%0%70%
Thelakodabari15051745.0%15%4%
Kasipala13450281.3%4%0%
Podapali(Kala)14349853.7%27%59%
Podapali(khurd)10837447.5%10%70%

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 Bargaon

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,442
2,732 male · 2,710 female
Households
1,462
about 3.7 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
62.4%
above Khariar block's villages (58.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
992
below Khariar block's villages (1,006)
Children aged 0–6
755
13.9% of residents
Workers
2,623
48.2% of residents
Scheduled Castes
693 (12.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,008 (36.9%)

What the 2,623 workers did

  • Cultivators378 (14.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers151 (5.8%)
  • Household industry72 (2.7%)
  • Other work533 (20.3%)
  • Marginal workers1,489 (56.8%)

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 Bargaon

How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 18 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 7
  • Middle school5 of 7
  • Secondary school1 of 7
  • Senior secondary school0 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre1 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump6 of 7
  • Electricity for homes6 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road6 of 7
  • Public bus2 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
  • Weekly haat1 of 7
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (7), Biri (2), Harad (2), Groundnut (1), Beri (1), Vegitables (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 Khariar block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bargaon? Share it with us.