Gram panchayat · Komna block · Nuapada
Bhela gram panchayat
Bhela is a gram panchayat (village council) in Komna block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,252 people in 1,086 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nuapadaନୂଆପଡ଼ା assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 4,252
- Literacy
- 61.9%
- Area
- 13.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120800
Villages of Bhela
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhella | 734 | 2,908 | 59.9% | 18% | 48% |
| Kishna | 259 | 956 | 66.6% | 5% | 13% |
| Baghamunda | 93 | 388 | 65.4% | 45% | 2% |
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 Bhela
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,252
- 2,094 male · 2,158 female
- Households
- 1,086
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.9%
- above Komna block's villages (54.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,031
- about the same as Komna block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 559
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,849
- 43.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 752 (17.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,523 (35.8%)
What the 1,849 workers did
- Cultivators437 (23.6%)
- Agricultural labourers154 (8.3%)
- Household industry38 (2.1%)
- Other work296 (16.0%)
- Marginal workers924 (50.0%)
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 Bhela
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 14 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump1 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Komna block
- Agren
- Budhikomna
- Darlipada
- Deodhara
- Dhorlamunda
- Gandamer
- Jadamunda
- Jatgarh
- Jhagrahi
- Kandetara
- Komna
- Konabira
- Kureswar
- Kurumpur
- Lakhana
- Maniguda
- Michhapalli
- Mundapala
- Nuagaon
- Palasipani
- Pnendrawan
- Poinr
- Rajna
- Samarsing
- Sialati
- Silva
- Soseng
- Sunabeda
- Tarbod
- Thagapali
- Tikrapada
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