Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Boulanga gram panchayat
Boulanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 5,951 people in 1,413 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 5,951
- Literacy
- 82.7%
- Area
- 12.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120935
Villages of Boulanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhhanpada | 218 | 933 | 84.4% | 11% | 0% |
| Barimunda | 187 | 877 | 88.4% | 34% | 0% |
| Baulanga | 214 | 788 | 84.4% | 42% | 0% |
| Banahara | 180 | 756 | 87.2% | 17% | 0% |
| Suaro | 133 | 560 | 74.9% | 23% | 0% |
| Panchana | 132 | 553 | 79.2% | 35% | 0% |
| Korual | 130 | 533 | 71.5% | 29% | 0% |
| Alana | 57 | 257 | 79.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Podana | 57 | 245 | 80.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Karamanga | 47 | 233 | 87.7% | 24% | 0% |
| Sithura | 56 | 205 | 89.2% | 5% | 0% |
| Badamachhamara | 2 | 11 | 60.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Ateilo | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Badakiapal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sanakiapala | 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 Boulanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,951
- 2,978 male · 2,973 female
- Households
- 1,413
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.7%
- below Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- above Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 545
- 9.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,093
- 35.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,419 (23.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,093 workers did
- Cultivators965 (46.1%)
- Agricultural labourers379 (18.1%)
- Household industry22 (1.1%)
- Other work337 (16.1%)
- Marginal workers390 (18.6%)
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 Boulanga
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 12 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 12
- Middle school3 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre11 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes11 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 12
- Public bus1 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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
- Birtung
- Bodapur
- 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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