Gram panchayat · Kanas block · Puri
Bijipur gram panchayat
Bijipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kanas block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,932 people in 914 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,932
- Literacy
- 85.4%
- Area
- 7.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120973
Villages of Bijipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagannathpur | 245 | 1,147 | 84.7% | 2% | 0% |
| Nandigoda | 215 | 882 | 90.3% | 9% | 0% |
| Bijipur | 197 | 809 | 79.4% | 31% | 0% |
| Radhakrushnapur | 103 | 427 | 85.3% | 11% | 0% |
| Jharada | 81 | 357 | 90.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Parimandipur | 73 | 310 | 84.9% | 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 Bijipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,932
- 2,046 male · 1,886 female
- Households
- 914
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.4%
- about the same as Kanas block's villages (85.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 922
- below Kanas block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 460
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,198
- 30.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 402 (10.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,198 workers did
- Cultivators266 (22.2%)
- Agricultural labourers231 (19.3%)
- Household industry52 (4.3%)
- Other work133 (11.1%)
- Marginal workers516 (43.1%)
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 Bijipur
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 8 km², 91% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school0 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1), Vegetables (1), Oil Sheeds (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
- Baku
- Bindhan
- Bokanda
- Chupurungi
- Deipur
- Dibyasinghpur
- Dochhian
- Gadabadaput
- Gadabalabhadrapur
- Gadakharad
- Gadasahi
- Gadasanput
- Gadisagoda
- Gopinathpur
- Jamalgoda
- Kadua
- Kanas
- Khandahota
- Pandiakera
- Sahupada
- Sirei
- Trilochanapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bijipur? Share it with us.