Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Birtung gram panchayat
Birtung is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,716 people in 1,518 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,716
- Literacy
- 89.8%
- Area
- 15 km²
- LGD code
- 120933
Villages of Birtung
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadakaramala | 310 | 1,473 | 86.5% | 22% | 0% |
| Biritunga | 275 | 1,161 | 87.8% | 53% | 0% |
| Girima | 260 | 1,142 | 91.2% | 25% | 0% |
| Kanti | 259 | 1,059 | 93.5% | 29% | 0% |
| Marad | 156 | 805 | 92.2% | 9% | 0% |
| Nahiti | 136 | 566 | 91.3% | 9% | 0% |
| Sauria | 102 | 402 | 84.4% | 41% | 0% |
| Manapada | 20 | 108 | 100.0% | 6% | 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 Birtung
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,716
- 3,444 male · 3,272 female
- Households
- 1,518
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.8%
- above Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 950
- below Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 601
- 8.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,297
- 34.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,825 (27.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,297 workers did
- Cultivators1,038 (45.2%)
- Agricultural labourers191 (8.3%)
- Household industry26 (1.1%)
- Other work334 (14.5%)
- Marginal workers708 (30.8%)
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 Birtung
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 15 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 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 road8 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 haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Gram (2), Black Gram (2).
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
- Baniasahi
- Bantaligram
- 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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