Gram panchayat · Krushnaprasad block · Puri
Bajrakot gram panchayat
Bajrakot is a gram panchayat (village council) in Krushnaprasad block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,917 people in 1,048 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,917
- Literacy
- 80.2%
- Area
- 21.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120995
Villages of Bajrakot
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bajrakote | 395 | 1,836 | 81.4% | 26% | 0% |
| Talatala | 235 | 1,169 | 82.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Udayagiri | 175 | 773 | 82.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Kandasar | 92 | 435 | 87.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Pitisal | 78 | 357 | 49.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rasidgaon | 73 | 347 | 87.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Baliapokhariuninhabited | 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 Bajrakot
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,917
- 2,542 male · 2,375 female
- Households
- 1,048
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.2%
- below Krushnaprasad block's villages (81.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 934
- below Krushnaprasad block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 507
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,565
- 31.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 478 (9.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 1,565 workers did
- Cultivators261 (16.7%)
- Agricultural labourers114 (7.3%)
- Household industry15 (1.0%)
- Other work168 (10.7%)
- Marginal workers1,007 (64.3%)
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 Bajrakot
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 7 villages cover 22 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 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 road3 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- 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 Krushnaprasad block
- Alanda
- Arakhakuda
- Badajhada
- Badannala
- Berhampur
- Budhibar
- Gambhari
- Gomundia
- Gopinathapur
- Krushna Prasad
- Malud
- Manika
- Nuapada
- Panspada
- Pirijipur
- Ramalenka
- Satapada
- Siala
- Siandi
- Titipa
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