Gram panchayat · Krushnaprasad block · Puri
Badajhada gram panchayat
Badajhada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Krushnaprasad block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,137 people in 1,028 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,137
- Literacy
- 76.5%
- Area
- 14.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120993
Villages of Badajhada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenapur | 336 | 1,689 | 65.2% | 0% | 3% |
| Badajhada | 203 | 1,000 | 84.6% | 18% | 0% |
| Sipia | 124 | 748 | 82.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Kurupal | 113 | 512 | 85.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jharakata | 86 | 432 | 88.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mardarajpur | 47 | 233 | 76.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Gobaradhuli | 51 | 232 | 54.6% | 100% | 0% |
| Patharkata | 38 | 149 | 73.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Gourusi | 30 | 142 | 85.7% | 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 Badajhada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,137
- 2,558 male · 2,579 female
- Households
- 1,028
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.5%
- below Krushnaprasad block's villages (81.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,008
- above Krushnaprasad block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 685
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,814
- 35.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 416 (8.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 56 (1.1%)
What the 1,814 workers did
- Cultivators832 (45.9%)
- Agricultural labourers186 (10.3%)
- Household industry11 (0.6%)
- Other work422 (23.3%)
- Marginal workers363 (20.0%)
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 Badajhada
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 15 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Krushnaprasad block
- Alanda
- Arakhakuda
- Badannala
- Bajrakot
- Berhampur
- Budhibar
- Gambhari
- Gomundia
- Gopinathapur
- Krushna Prasad
- Malud
- Manika
- Nuapada
- Panspada
- Pirijipur
- Ramalenka
- Satapada
- Siala
- Siandi
- Titipa
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