Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Badagaon gram panchayat
Badagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 5,393 people in 1,026 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 5,393
- Literacy
- 83.6%
- Area
- 37.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120928
Villages of Badagaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuan | 404 | 2,392 | 84.4% | 24% | 3% |
| Badagan | 301 | 1,503 | 84.3% | 16% | 0% |
| Alanda | 109 | 434 | 80.1% | 55% | 0% |
| Haingara | 55 | 334 | 71.8% | 15% | 0% |
| Putupada | 74 | 304 | 89.0% | 2% | 0% |
| Dopada | 35 | 187 | 81.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Ilajanga | 20 | 115 | 87.3% | 3% | 0% |
| Gadabangor | 7 | 44 | 87.8% | 14% | 5% |
| Chatabarai | 11 | 42 | 83.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Khandamuhan | 9 | 34 | 96.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Sadansa | 1 | 4 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jakhara | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Manchia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Panisiuli | 0 | 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 Badagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,393
- 2,763 male · 2,630 female
- Households
- 1,026
- about 5.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.6%
- about the same as Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 509
- 9.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,816
- 33.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,118 (20.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 65 (1.2%)
What the 1,816 workers did
- Cultivators653 (36.0%)
- Agricultural labourers290 (16.0%)
- Household industry60 (3.3%)
- Other work603 (33.2%)
- Marginal workers210 (11.6%)
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 Badagaon
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 38 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre7 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (2), Coconut (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 Gop block
- Achutapur
- Andhra Ichhapur
- Badatara
- Banakhandi
- Baniasahi
- Bantaligram
- Birtung
- Bodapur
- Boulanga
- Chhaitana
- Davara
- Desthali
- Dhumala
- Erabanga
- Gadabhingura
- Ganeswarpur
- Gop
- Ishanpur
- Itibhuan
- Jangalbori
- Kuanpada
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Payara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sorava
- Sutan
- Tarakor
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