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Gram panchayat · Sinapali block · Nuapada

Bargaon gram panchayat

Bargaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sinapali block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,362 people in 1,403 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khariar assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
5,362
Literacy
56.8%
Area
15.7 km²
LGD code
120854

Villages of Bargaon

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Baragaon1,0183,95159.3%14%18%
Salekela26999949.8%13%25%
Botopali11641248.5%49%0%

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
5,362
2,698 male · 2,664 female
Households
1,403
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
56.8%
about the same as Sinapali block's villages (57.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
987
below Sinapali block's villages (1,009)
Children aged 0–6
770
14.4% of residents
Workers
2,404
44.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
881 (16.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
950 (17.7%)

What the 2,404 workers did

  • Cultivators625 (26.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers422 (17.6%)
  • Household industry45 (1.9%)
  • Other work345 (14.4%)
  • Marginal workers967 (40.2%)

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 Bargaon

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 16 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 5% 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 centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre0 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump3 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 3
  • Public bus0 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 haat1 of 3
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pigeon Pea (1), Ground Nut (1), Wheat (1), Grountnut (1), Gram (1), Phaseadies Mug (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 Sinapali block

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