Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Bhodar gram panchayat
Bhodar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 6,250 people in 1,432 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 6,250
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 9.3 km²
- LGD code
- 121019
Villages of Bhodar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadajhinkiria | 256 | 1,075 | 86.0% | 10% | 0% |
| Brahmakundi | 230 | 1,044 | 89.2% | 11% | 0% |
| Orapata | 205 | 874 | 85.5% | 38% | 0% |
| Olans | 146 | 637 | 79.0% | 18% | 0% |
| Bhodar | 151 | 618 | 84.4% | 22% | 0% |
| Kantilo | 115 | 523 | 72.2% | 27% | 0% |
| Bisimatri | 89 | 379 | 87.6% | 5% | 0% |
| Gopalpur | 73 | 355 | 76.4% | 51% | 0% |
| Gobindpur | 76 | 347 | 89.7% | 29% | 0% |
| Nuagan | 49 | 220 | 89.5% | 40% | 0% |
| Sankhapada | 25 | 112 | 76.0% | 10% | 43% |
| Naraharipur | 17 | 66 | 87.7% | 100% | 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 Bhodar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,250
- 3,137 male · 3,113 female
- Households
- 1,432
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- about the same as Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 992
- above Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 587
- 9.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,719
- 43.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,416 (22.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 48 (0.8%)
What the 2,719 workers did
- Cultivators508 (18.7%)
- Agricultural labourers621 (22.8%)
- Household industry134 (4.9%)
- Other work740 (27.2%)
- Marginal workers716 (26.3%)
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 Bhodar
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 12 villages cover 9 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 12
- Middle school5 of 12
- Secondary school3 of 12
- Senior secondary school2 of 12
- Degree college2 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre0 of 12
- Anganwadi centre10 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes12 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 12
- Public bus2 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Nimapada block
- Aerisandha
- Alanda
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Balanga
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhaleswar
- Dhanua
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kalapanchana
- Kotakosang
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Salanga
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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