Gram panchayat · Kanas block · Puri
Baku gram panchayat
Baku is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kanas block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,389 people in 1,103 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,389
- Literacy
- 83.7%
- Area
- 6.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120972
Villages of Baku
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srimakundapur | 352 | 1,735 | 80.0% | 19% | 0% |
| Patajosipur | 358 | 1,654 | 88.7% | 22% | 0% |
| Sodharapur | 172 | 878 | 80.2% | 1% | 0% |
| Gadabarapada | 167 | 791 | 85.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Baku | 54 | 331 | 83.4% | 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 Baku
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,389
- 2,652 male · 2,737 female
- Households
- 1,103
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.7%
- below Kanas block's villages (85.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,032
- above Kanas block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 628
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,473
- 27.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 701 (13.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,473 workers did
- Cultivators291 (19.8%)
- Agricultural labourers122 (8.3%)
- Household industry87 (5.9%)
- Other work523 (35.5%)
- Marginal workers450 (30.5%)
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 Baku
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 7 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Kanas block
- Alibada
- Andarsingh
- Anlajodi
- Badal
- Badas
- Bijipur
- Bindhan
- Bokanda
- Chupurungi
- Deipur
- Dibyasinghpur
- Dochhian
- Gadabadaput
- Gadabalabhadrapur
- Gadakharad
- Gadasahi
- Gadasanput
- Gadisagoda
- Gopinathpur
- Jamalgoda
- Kadua
- Kanas
- Khandahota
- Pandiakera
- Sahupada
- Sirei
- Trilochanapur
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