Gram panchayat · Brahmagiri block · Puri
Bentapur gram panchayat
Bentapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Brahmagiri block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,988 people in 1,376 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,988
- Literacy
- 88.3%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120892
Villages of Bentapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijipur | 598 | 3,161 | 89.2% | 6% | 0% |
| Gopinathapur | 226 | 1,069 | 92.1% | 14% | 9% |
| Kusupur | 167 | 857 | 79.0% | 45% | 0% |
| Bentapur | 122 | 634 | 95.0% | 27% | 0% |
| Katakapada | 113 | 533 | 92.5% | 37% | 0% |
| Bilapanchagochia | 105 | 492 | 78.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Kapileswarpur | 26 | 134 | 91.9% | 11% | 0% |
| Khilakantia | 19 | 108 | 77.9% | 54% | 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 Bentapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,988
- 3,540 male · 3,448 female
- Households
- 1,376
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.3%
- above Brahmagiri block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- about the same as Brahmagiri block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 724
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,822
- 40.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,163 (16.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 93 (1.3%)
What the 2,822 workers did
- Cultivators678 (24.0%)
- Agricultural labourers279 (9.9%)
- Household industry266 (9.4%)
- Other work853 (30.2%)
- Marginal workers746 (26.4%)
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 Bentapur
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 8 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Brahmagiri block
- Ambapada
- Badabenakudi
- Balikerapachhipala
- Bhubanpur
- Brahmagiri
- Brahmunia
- Chapamanik
- Dharanikudi
- Dimirisona
- Ghatakudi
- Gorual
- Grahrodanga
- Kadajit
- Kahalapada
- Kandogoda
- Kapileswarpur
- Kusubendi
- Manapada
- Niajapur
- Palanka
- Rahadamalla
- Raididhara
- Rebana Nuagaon
- Talamala
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