Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Baniasahi gram panchayat
Baniasahi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,600 people in 1,142 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,600
- Literacy
- 84.7%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120931
Villages of Baniasahi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baniasahi | 259 | 1,069 | 86.2% | 4% | 0% |
| Rusipada | 256 | 1,023 | 90.5% | 14% | 2% |
| Inchol | 228 | 974 | 82.5% | 34% | 0% |
| Inchera | 184 | 642 | 81.9% | 23% | 0% |
| Chatola | 120 | 520 | 81.7% | 30% | 0% |
| Bereda | 73 | 286 | 84.5% | 16% | 0% |
| Dikhitapur | 22 | 86 | 60.3% | 65% | 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 Baniasahi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,600
- 2,309 male · 2,291 female
- Households
- 1,142
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.7%
- about the same as Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 992
- above Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 500
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,476
- 32.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 927 (20.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 19 (0.4%)
What the 1,476 workers did
- Cultivators600 (40.7%)
- Agricultural labourers472 (32.0%)
- Household industry13 (0.9%)
- Other work191 (12.9%)
- Marginal workers200 (13.6%)
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 Baniasahi
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 8 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 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 pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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
- Badagaon
- Badatara
- Banakhandi
- 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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